COVID-19 PCR test cost in Texas

Prices at 174 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $100 — about the US median ($98), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $20 $138 ★ 2/5 217 min 14.8%
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $24 $58 ★ 2/5 178 min 15.4%
Nocona General Hospital Nocona, TX $28 $150 ★ 1/5 104 min 15.9%
University Medical Center of El Paso El Paso, TX $31 $51 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.4%
Coryell Memorial Hospital Gatesville, TX $32 $49 132 min 15.3%
North Runnels Hospital Winters, TX $37 $37 15.1%
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes Burnet, TX $38 $51 ★ 5/5 121 min 14.7%
Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX $38 $51 89 min 14.2%
Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX $39 $51 ★ 3/5 165 min 14.4%
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX $41 $51 ★ 3/5 186 min 14.3%
Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX $41 $51 ★ 4/5 233 min 14.9%
Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX $41 $51 134 min 14.8%
Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX $41 $51 ★ 4/5 159 min 14.4%
University Health System San Antonio, TX $41 $62 ★ 3/5 374 min 15.1%
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $41 $62 ★ 2/5 190 min 14.6%
Baylor Emergency Medical Center at Aubrey Aubrey, TX $47 $46 90 min 15.1%
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $48 $87
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $51 $51 ★ 2/5 154 min 14.6%
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $51 $51 ★ 5/5 141 min 14.4%
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $51 $51 ★ 4/5 151 min 15.2%
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $51 $51 ★ 3/5 133 min 13.7%
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $51 $51 ★ 3/5 168 min 14.8%
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $51 $51 ★ 4/5 163 min 14.6%
Medical City Green Oaks Hospital Dallas, TX $52 $54
Medical City Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $54 $51 ★ 2/5 115 min 16.9%

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 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)
$176
Cash / self-pay
$100
Insurer-negotiated
$62
Medicare pays
$51
$48$246
Median cash $100  ·  Medicare $51  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $100 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($51). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($103).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $176 list price could save about $77 (43%).

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