Rapid flu test cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $69.30 to $170.10, with a median of $82.74. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $13.44 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $93.18 at 83 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 87804, 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 IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $69.30 | $165.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC INFLUENZA A SCREEN | $69.30 | $165.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC INFLUENZA B SCREEN | $69.30 | $165.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $69.30 | $165.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC INFLUENZA A SCREEN | $69.30 | $165.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC INFLUENZA B SCREEN | $69.30 | $165.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC INFLUENZA A SCREEN | $82.74 | $197.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC INFLUENZA B SCREEN | $82.74 | $197.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $100.38 | $239.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC INFLUENZA B SCREEN | $115.50 | $275.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC INFLUENZA B SCREEN | $115.50 | $275.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $115.50 | $275.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC INFLUENZA A SCREEN | $115.50 | $275.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC INFLUENZA B SCREEN | $115.50 | $275.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC INFLUENZA A SCREEN | $115.50 | $275.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC INFLUENZA A SCREEN | $115.50 | $275.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $115.50 | $275.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $115.50 | $275.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC INFLUENZA B SCREEN | $170.10 | $405.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC INFLUENZA A SCREEN | $170.10 | $405.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $170.10 | $405.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $69.30, median $82.74, highest $170.10 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $115.50. 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 rapid flu test checks a nose or throat swab for influenza within minutes. The code is billed once for each flu type tested, so a test for A and B may be billed twice.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the swab and the test for one flu type; tests for A and B may be billed twice.