CT scan of the head without contrast cost in Texas

Prices at 182 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,789 — 51% above the US median ($1,186), roughly 16.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Anson General Hospital Anson, TX $318 $137
Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital Kenedy, TX $365 $247
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $395 $207 114 min 14.7%
Christus Southeast Texas-St Elizabeth Beaumont, TX $417 $141 ★ 4/5 193 min 15.1%
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $467 $628 134 min 15.5%
Carrus Behavioral Hospital Sherman, TX $474 $464
Kimble Hospital Junction, TX $474 $998 141 min 15.2%
Muenster Memorial Hospital Muenster, TX $488 $439 103 min
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $501 $110 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.9%
Burleson St Joseph Health Center Caldwell, TX $511 $947 80 min
Madison St Joseph Health Center Madisonville, TX $511 $793 104 min
Grimes St Joseph Health Center Navasota, TX $511 $1,101 94 min
Schleicher County Medical Center Eldorado, TX $513 $1,254 102 min
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $522 $98 104 min
Shamrock General Hospital Shamrock, TX $529 $691 94 min
Collingsworth General Hospital Wellington, TX $529 $621 115 min 15.2%
Muleshoe Area Medical Center Muleshoe, TX $556 $742 110 min
Tyler County Hospital Woodville, TX $558 $595 130 min 14.9%
Hansford County Hospital Spearman, TX $585 $702 96 min 15.3%
Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital Houston, TX $673 $152 14.4%
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $679 $110 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.2%
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX $726 $337 ★ 2/5 153 min 14.6%
Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX $783 $110 ★ 3/5 165 min 14.4%
Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital Sonora, TX $800 $660 124 min
Coryell Memorial Hospital Gatesville, TX $826 $1,273 132 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)
$3,209
Cash / self-pay
$1,789
Insurer-negotiated
$601
Medicare pays
$107
$497$6,391
Median cash $1,789  ·  Medicare $107  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,789 — about 16.8× the Medicare rate ($107). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($213).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,209 list price could save about $1,420 (44%).

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