Prices at 10 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,110 — 309% above the US median ($761), roughly 19.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $671 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $671 | — | ★ 3/5 | 243 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage | Houston, TX | $828 | $351 | ★ 4/5 | 209 min | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $1,146 | $229 | ★ 3/5 | 180 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | Houston, TX | $5,074 | $557 | ★ 2/5 | 147 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West | Houston, TX | $5,074 | $557 | ★ 1/5 | 104 min | — |
| Healthbridge Childrens's Hospital of Houston | Houston, TX | $5,074 | $557 | — | — | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | Houston, TX | $7,441 | $603 | ★ 4/5 | 75 min | — |
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 September 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 $3,110 — about 19.9× the Medicare rate ($156). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($313).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,720 list price could save about $609 (16%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Duchman, M.D. | Interventional Cardiology | Houston, TX | 821 |
| Zsolt Garami, MD | General Practice | Houston, TX | 758 |
| John Isaac, M.D. | Cardiology | Houston, TX | 550 |
| Scott Sherron, MD | Cardiology | Houston, TX | 542 |
| Joseph Naoum, M.D. | Vascular Surgery | Houston, TX | 537 |
| Arup Achari, MD | Cardiology | Houston, TX | 446 |
| Weston Hickey, MD | Interventional Cardiology | Houston, TX | 344 |
| Irfan Iftikhar, MD | Interventional Cardiology | Houston, TX | 338 |
| Earl Mangin, MD | Cardiology | Houston, TX | 318 |
| Saleem Raslan, M.D. | Hospitalist | Houston, TX | 301 |
| Joseph Nguyen, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Houston, TX | 271 |
| Wesley Nahm, M.D | Emergency Medicine | Houston, TX | 240 |
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