Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in Texas

Prices at 183 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $234 — 12% above the US median ($208), roughly 21.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $42 $116 ★ 3/5 191 min 16.0%
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $58 $86 ★ 2/5 178 min 15.4%
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $66 $89 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.9%
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $72 $51 14.4%
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $74 $349 ★ 4/5 174 min 16.3%
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $74 $521 ★ 2/5 217 min 14.8%
Coon Memorial Hospital Dalhart, TX $75 $102 192 min 15.0%
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $79 $50 104 min
Kell West Regional Hospital Wichita Falls, TX $80 $95 121 min 14.4%
Driscoll Childrens Hospital Corpus Christi, TX $83 $51
Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX $83 $51
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $84 $84 ★ 2/5 154 min 14.6%
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $84 $84 ★ 5/5 141 min 14.4%
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $84 $84 ★ 4/5 151 min 15.2%
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $84 $84 ★ 3/5 133 min 13.7%
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $84 $84 ★ 3/5 168 min 14.8%
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $84 $84 ★ 4/5 163 min 14.6%
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $89 $92 134 min 15.5%
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $89 $78 114 min 14.7%
Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Crosbyton, TX $89 $62
Anson General Hospital Anson, TX $97 $69
Memorial Hospital Dumas, TX $101 $52 82 min 15.5%
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $103 $127 ★ 2/5 190 min 15.4%
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $105 $278
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX $107 $176 ★ 2/5 153 min 14.6%

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)
$431
Cash / self-pay
$234
Insurer-negotiated
$186
Medicare pays
$11
$84$744
Median cash $234  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $234 — about 21.2× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $431 list price could save about $197 (46%).

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