CT scan of the sinuses with and without contrast cost in Houston, TX

Prices at 10 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $7,467 — 356% above the US median ($1,639), roughly 40.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital Houston, TX $1,156 $248 14.4%
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage Houston, TX $1,823 $629 ★ 4/5 214 min 15.0%
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Houston, TX $2,060 ★ 4/5 252 min 14.6%
Memorial Hermann Hospital System Houston, TX $2,060 ★ 3/5 229 min 14.8%
St Joseph Medical Center Houston, TX $6,524 $239 ★ 3/5 189 min 15.2%
Texas Orthopedic Hospital Houston, TX $8,410 $402 106 min 14.1%
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center Houston, TX $11,770 $1,635 ★ 4/5 80 min 14.9%
HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest Houston, TX $13,890 $833 ★ 2/5 140 min 15.6%
HCA Houston Healthcare West Houston, TX $13,890 $833 ★ 1/5 112 min 15.6%
Healthbridge Childrens's Hospital of Houston Houston, TX $13,890 $833

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)
$7,467
Cash / self-pay
$7,467
Insurer-negotiated
$731
Medicare pays
$184
$1,756$13,890
Median cash $7,467  ·  Medicare $184  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $7,467 — about 40.6× the Medicare rate ($184). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($368).

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