Prices at 9 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $64 — 36% below the US median ($100), roughly 1.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | Houston, TX | $58 | $51 | ★ 2/5 | 147 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West | Houston, TX | $58 | $51 | ★ 1/5 | 104 min | — |
| Healthbridge Childrens's Hospital of Houston | Houston, TX | $58 | $51 | — | — | — |
| Texas Orthopedic Hospital | Houston, TX | $60 | $51 | — | 105 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | Houston, TX | $64 | $51 | ★ 4/5 | 75 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $148 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $148 | — | ★ 3/5 | 243 min | — |
| Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital | Houston, TX | $165 | $56 | — | — | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $253 | $63 | ★ 3/5 | 180 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 $64 — about 1.2× the Medicare rate ($51). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($103).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raina Patel, MD | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | 124 |
| Brian Tremaine, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | 113 |
| Jennifer Fitzgerald, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Houston, TX | 35 |
| Latoya Weathersby, FNP | Nurse Practitioner | Houston, TX | 34 |
| Cynthia Kieu, N.P. | Nurse Practitioner | Houston, TX | 25 |
| Joshua Sugay, PA | Physician Assistant | Houston, TX | 23 |
| Mindy Choate, FNP | Nurse Practitioner | Houston, TX | 23 |
| Tomas Rios, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | 21 |
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