Blood culture cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $43.26 to $496.44, with a median of $91.00. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $47.74 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $205.15 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $43.26 | $103.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $43.26 | $103.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $63.00 | $150.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Culture Blood | $119.00 | $119.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $146.16 | $348.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES LAB | $146.16 | $348.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $496.44 | $1,182.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $496.44 | $1,182.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $496.44 | $1,182.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $43.26, median $91.00, highest $496.44 — a 11.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $321.30. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A blood culture checks for bacteria or yeast in the blood. It is ordered for fever with signs of a serious infection, such as sepsis.
What the price covers
The price is usually for one culture set. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.