Covenant Medical Center
COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER in Lubbock, TX charges 14.2x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average, with three-quarters of analyzed procedures showing significant price variations above typical benchmarks.
Lubbock, TX 79410 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
14.17x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
23.93x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
101
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
75.2%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $131,956 | $65,978 | — | 23.9x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 371 | $197,574 | $98,787 | — | 21.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $117,289 | $58,645 | — | 19.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $155,887 | $77,944 | — | 19.2x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $252,144 | $126,072 | — | 19.1x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $175,692 | $87,846 | — | 18.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $73,674 | $36,837 | — | 18.4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $234,525 | $117,262 | — | 18.2x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $93,811 | $46,905 | — | 18.2x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $94,409 | $47,205 | — | 18x |
| ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT | 061 | $331,455 | $165,728 | — | 17.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $301,577 | $150,788 | — | 16.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $102,226 | $51,113 | — | 16.3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $131,480 | $65,740 | — | 16.2x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $162,079 | $81,040 | — | 16.1x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $150,762 | $75,381 | — | 16.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $173,182 | $86,591 | — | 16x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $170,386 | $85,193 | — | 16x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $137,796 | $68,898 | — | 15.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $75,685 | $37,843 | — | 15.9x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $90,650 | $45,325 | — | 15.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $95,065 | $47,532 | — | 15.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $173,011 | $86,505 | — | 15.7x |
| OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH STATUS | 951 | $66,206 | $33,103 | — | 15.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $87,448 | $43,724 | — | 15.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $77,278 | $38,639 | — | 15.4x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $115,893 | $57,946 | — | 15.4x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $195,649 | $97,825 | — | 15.3x |
| O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 621 | $137,272 | $68,636 | — | 15.3x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH MCC | 056 | $282,764 | $141,382 | — | 15.2x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $185,219 | $92,609 | — | 15.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $55,081 | $27,541 | — | 15x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $124,476 | $62,238 | — | 14.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $105,261 | $52,631 | — | 14.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $73,420 | $36,710 | — | 14.8x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITH MCC | 551 | $150,020 | $75,010 | — | 14.8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $86,646 | $43,323 | — | 14.7x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC | 919 | $150,375 | $75,187 | — | 14.7x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $102,200 | $51,100 | — | 14.7x |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $121,991 | $60,996 | — | 14.7x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $137,554 | $68,777 | — | 14.6x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $92,896 | $46,448 | — | 14.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $125,824 | $62,912 | — | 14.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $71,991 | $35,996 | — | 14.5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $134,171 | $67,086 | — | 14.3x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $153,826 | $76,913 | — | 14.3x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $78,111 | $39,056 | — | 14.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $75,685 | $37,843 | — | 14.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $141,896 | $70,948 | — | 14.2x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $132,525 | $66,263 | — | 14.2x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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