CT scan of the chest with contrast cost in Texas

Prices at 186 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,239 — 45% above the US median ($1,539), roughly 13.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $361 $1,408 ★ 4/5 174 min 16.3%
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $386 $159 ★ 3/5 187 min 15.2%
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $423 $682
Christus Southeast Texas-St Elizabeth Beaumont, TX $464 $239 ★ 4/5 193 min 15.1%
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $490 $653 134 min 15.5%
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $490 $578 114 min 14.7%
Anson General Hospital Anson, TX $522 $225
Muenster Memorial Hospital Muenster, TX $525 $473 103 min
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $568 $184 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.9%
Kimble Hospital Junction, TX $588 $1,258 141 min 15.2%
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $621 $4,349 ★ 2/5 217 min 14.8%
Burleson St Joseph Health Center Caldwell, TX $646 $1,197 80 min
Madison St Joseph Health Center Madisonville, TX $646 $890 104 min
Grimes St Joseph Health Center Navasota, TX $646 $1,392 94 min
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $701 $159 104 min
Muleshoe Area Medical Center Muleshoe, TX $757 $1,010 110 min
Hansford County Hospital Spearman, TX $845 $1,014 96 min 15.3%
Tyler County Hospital Woodville, TX $884 $943 130 min 14.9%
Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX $899 $1,091 109 min 14.8%
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX $936 $564 ★ 2/5 153 min 14.6%
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $1,028 $186 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.2%
Cogdell Memorial Hospital Snyder, TX $1,063 $691 92 min 15.3%
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes Burnet, TX $1,065 $225 ★ 5/5 121 min 14.7%
Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital Sonora, TX $1,101 $873 124 min
Knox County Hospital Knox City, TX $1,103 $673 133 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 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)
$3,942
Cash / self-pay
$2,239
Insurer-negotiated
$818
Medicare pays
$167
$564$8,570
Median cash $2,239  ·  Medicare $167  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,239 — about 13.4× the Medicare rate ($167). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($333).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,942 list price could save about $1,703 (43%).

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