Cardiac stress test cost in Texas

Prices at 162 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $896 — 21% above the US median ($740), roughly 22.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bellville Medical Center Bellville, TX $140 $61 — 104 min —
Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital Sonora, TX $143 $122 — 124 min —
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $145 $1,097 ★ 2/5 215 min —
Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX $155 $188 — 111 min —
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $156 $218 ★ 4/5 117 min —
Yoakum County Hospital Denver City, TX $175 $42 — — —
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $215 $216 ★ 2/5 145 min —
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $215 $216 ★ 5/5 133 min —
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $215 $227 ★ 4/5 152 min —
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $215 $216 ★ 3/5 137 min —
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $215 $228 ★ 3/5 166 min —
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $215 $216 ★ 4/5 156 min —
University Medical Center of El Paso El Paso, TX $272 $306 ★ 3/5 240 min —
Cogdell Memorial Hospital Snyder, TX $292 $164 — 90 min —
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $345 $132 — 110 min —
Fisher County Hospital District Rotan, TX $348 $253 — 110 min —
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $373 $219 ★ 3/5 190 min —
Hardeman County Memorial Hospital Quanah, TX $400 $316 — 94 min —
UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital-William P. Clements Jr. Dallas, TX $408 $150 ★ 4/5 300 min —
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX $422 $570 ★ 2/5 156 min —
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $431 $311 ★ 2/5 194 min —
Coon Memorial Hospital Dalhart, TX $460 — — 172 min —
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes Burnet, TX $462 $590 ★ 5/5 116 min —
Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX $462 $590 — 88 min —
Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital Kenedy, TX $469 $324 — — —

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 October 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)
$1,874
Cash / self-pay
$896
Insurer-negotiated
$497
Medicare pays
$39
$255$4,228
Median cash $896  ·  Medicare $39  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $896 — about 22.9× the Medicare rate ($39). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($78).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,874 list price could save about $978 (52%).

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