Echocardiogram with and without contrast cost in Texas

Prices at 155 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $628 — 4% above the US median ($604), roughly 6.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Aspire Hospital Conroe, TX $143 $116
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $148 $238 ★ 2/5 178 min 15.4%
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $152 $156 ★ 3/5 191 min 16.0%
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $182 $859 ★ 4/5 174 min 16.3%
Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX $185 $118 ★ 3/5 165 min 14.4%
Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Crosbyton, TX $186 $129
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $196 $98 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.2%
Bellville Medical Center Bellville, TX $198 $92 101 min 15.6%
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $204 $160 104 min
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $209 $64 ★ 3/5 187 min 15.2%
Coon Memorial Hospital Dalhart, TX $210 192 min 15.0%
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX $222 $233 ★ 2/5 153 min 14.6%
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $238 $239 ★ 2/5 154 min 14.6%
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $238 $239 ★ 5/5 141 min 14.4%
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $238 $239 ★ 4/5 151 min 15.2%
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $238 $242 ★ 3/5 133 min 13.7%
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $238 $248 ★ 3/5 168 min 14.8%
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $238 $239 ★ 4/5 163 min 14.6%
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $249 $350 ★ 2/5 190 min 15.4%
University Health System San Antonio, TX $257 $340 ★ 3/5 374 min 15.1%
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $257 $340 ★ 2/5 190 min 14.6%
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Frisco at Pg Frisco, TX $286 $8,871
Kimble Hospital Junction, TX $292 $349 141 min 15.2%
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $313 $975
Dell Children's Medical Center Austin, TX $359 $118

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)
$1,236
Cash / self-pay
$628
Insurer-negotiated
$346
Medicare pays
$101
$209$2,837
Median cash $628  ·  Medicare $101  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $628 — about 6.2× the Medicare rate ($101). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,236 list price could save about $608 (49%).

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