Prices at 9 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $182 — 61% above the US median ($113), roughly 10.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $78 | $61 | ★ 3/5 | 180 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $108 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $108 | — | ★ 3/5 | 243 min | — |
| Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital | Houston, TX | $176 | $66 | — | — | — |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage | Houston, TX | $182 | $93 | ★ 4/5 | 209 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | Houston, TX | $264 | $66 | ★ 4/5 | 75 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | Houston, TX | $885 | $65 | ★ 2/5 | 147 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West | Houston, TX | $885 | $65 | ★ 1/5 | 104 min | — |
| Healthbridge Childrens's Hospital of Houston | Houston, TX | $885 | $65 | — | — | — |
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 September 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)
Typical cash price here is $182 — about 10.6× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $502 list price could save about $320 (64%).
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Doctors who perform this in Houston
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Martin, MD | Pathology | Houston, TX | 2,618 |
| Basem Hamid, MD | Neurology | Houston, TX | 1,472 |
| Edward Baumgartner, M.D. | Pain Management | Houston, TX | 709 |
| Baominh Vinh, MD | Anesthesiology | Houston, TX | 633 |
| George Atallah, D.O. | Anesthesiology | Houston, TX | 497 |
| Purvi Patel, MD | Interventional Pain Management | Houston, TX | 444 |
| Brian Bruel, M.D., M.B.A | Interventional Pain Management | Houston, TX | 417 |
| Ian Lipski, MD | Anesthesiology | Houston, TX | 393 |
| Divya Janardhanan | Pain Management | Houston, TX | 306 |
| Gatoya Simpson, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Houston, TX | 244 |
| Dalya Elhady, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Houston, TX | 206 |
| Shervin Harandi | Interventional Pain Management | Houston, TX | 193 |
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