Prices at 10 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $6,227 — 352% above the US median ($1,378), roughly 24.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $1,367 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | 14.6% |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $1,367 | — | ★ 3/5 | 229 min | 14.8% |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage | Houston, TX | $1,956 | $886 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | 15.0% |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $3,790 | $476 | ★ 3/5 | 189 min | 15.2% |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | Houston, TX | $8,664 | $520 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | 15.6% |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West | Houston, TX | $8,664 | $520 | ★ 1/5 | 112 min | 15.6% |
| Healthbridge Childrens's Hospital of Houston | Houston, TX | $8,664 | $520 | — | — | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | Houston, TX | $10,565 | $717 | ★ 4/5 | 80 min | 14.9% |
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 August 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)
Typical cash price here is $6,227 — about 24.0× the Medicare rate ($259). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($518).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $7,126 list price could save about $900 (13%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Houston
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanjit Tewari, M.D. | Interventional Radiology | Houston, TX | 514 |
| Yang Lu, M.D., PH.D. | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 483 |
| Lesley Flynt, MD | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 432 |
| Hubert Chuang, MD | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 417 |
| Patrick Ford, M.D. | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 341 |
| Guofan Xu, M.D. | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 292 |
| Gregory Ravizzini, M.D. | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 286 |
| Randall Stenoien, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Houston, TX | 278 |
| Devaki Shilpa Surasi, MD | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 264 |
| Franklin Wong, M.D., PHD. | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 248 |
| Stephen Chiang, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Houston, TX | 188 |
| Ahmed Salem, MBCHB, MS | Diagnostic Radiology | Houston, TX | 173 |
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