Basic metabolic panel cost in Texas

Prices at 147 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $181 — 93% above the US median ($94), roughly 21.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $29 $22 ★ 3/5 187 min 15.2%
Tyler County Hospital Woodville, TX $35 $38 130 min 14.9%
University Health System San Antonio, TX $42 $13 ★ 3/5 374 min 15.1%
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $42 $13 ★ 2/5 190 min 14.6%
Shamrock General Hospital Shamrock, TX $42 $55 94 min
Collingsworth General Hospital Wellington, TX $42 $49 115 min 15.2%
Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX $44 $50 109 min 14.8%
North Central Surgical Center Llp Dallas, TX $44 $113 107 min 14.2%
Muleshoe Area Medical Center Muleshoe, TX $49 $65 110 min
Crescent Medical Center Lancaster Lancaster, TX $53 $32 ★ 2/5 163 min 14.9%
Glen Rose Medical Center Glen Rose, TX $55 $39 106 min 14.7%
Haskell Memorial Hospital Haskell, TX $57 $14 114 min 14.7%
Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX $58 $32 121 min 15.2%
UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital-William P. Clements Jr. Dallas, TX $69 $10 ★ 4/5 314 min 15.9%
Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital Sonora, TX $69 $60 124 min
Cogdell Memorial Hospital Snyder, TX $70 $46 92 min 15.3%
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Frisco at Pg Frisco, TX $71 $2,884
Brownfield Regional Medical Center Brownfield, TX $73 $56 111 min 15.0%
Hansford County Hospital Spearman, TX $74 $89 96 min 15.3%
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $78 $12 104 min
Shriners Hospitals for Children Galveston, TX $88 $10
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX $89 $8 ★ 2/5 153 min 14.6%
Frio Regional Hospital Pearsall, TX $91 $115 125 min 15.1%
Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho Andrews, TX $95 $19 104 min 15.0%
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $96 $7 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.2%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$297
Cash / self-pay
$181
Insurer-negotiated
$30
Medicare pays
$8
$42$350
Median cash $181  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $181 — about 21.4× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $297 list price could save about $116 (39%).

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