CT scan of the chest with and without contrast cost in Texas

Prices at 180 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,548 — 45% above the US median ($1,755), roughly 13.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $402 $1,566 ★ 4/5 174 min 16.3%
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $468 $178 ★ 3/5 187 min 15.2%
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $500 $3,502 ★ 2/5 217 min 14.8%
Anson General Hospital Anson, TX $522 $225
Christus Southeast Texas-St Elizabeth Beaumont, TX $559 $239 ★ 4/5 193 min 15.1%
Lubbock Heart Hospital Lp Lubbock, TX $600 $175 ★ 2/5 168 min 15.4%
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $626 $184 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.9%
Muenster Memorial Hospital Muenster, TX $750 $675 103 min
Burleson St Joseph Health Center Caldwell, TX $762 $1,413 80 min
Madison St Joseph Health Center Madisonville, TX $762 $973 104 min
Grimes St Joseph Health Center Navasota, TX $762 $1,643 94 min
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $820 $595 134 min 15.5%
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $820 $731 114 min 14.7%
Muleshoe Area Medical Center Muleshoe, TX $865 $1,154 110 min
Hansford County Hospital Spearman, TX $919 $1,103 96 min 15.3%
Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX $959 $1,155 109 min 14.8%
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $1,046 $223 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.2%
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $1,084 $159 104 min
Carrus Behavioral Hospital Sherman, TX $1,114
Knox County Hospital Knox City, TX $1,139 $695 133 min
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX $1,151 $564 ★ 2/5 153 min 14.6%
UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital-William P. Clements Jr. Dallas, TX $1,169 $204 ★ 4/5 314 min 15.9%
CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital Bryan, TX $1,242 $712 ★ 2/5 158 min 14.9%
Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX $1,250 $259 ★ 3/5 165 min 14.4%
Cogdell Memorial Hospital Snyder, TX $1,277 $830 92 min 15.3%

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)
$4,707
Cash / self-pay
$2,548
Insurer-negotiated
$803
Medicare pays
$196
$755$10,133
Median cash $2,548  ·  Medicare $196  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,548 — about 13.0× the Medicare rate ($196). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($391).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,707 list price could save about $2,159 (46%).

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