Emergency department visit (level 2) cost in Texas

Prices at 186 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $423 — 21% above the US median ($351), roughly 10.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $83 $139 ★ 3/5 191 min 16.0%
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $88 $615 ★ 2/5 217 min 14.8%
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $109 $159 ★ 2/5 178 min 15.4%
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $117 $51 14.4%
Ascension Seton Williamson Round Rock, TX $125 $1,250 ★ 4/5 179 min 14.4%
Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX $125 $51 ★ 3/5 165 min 14.4%
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $130 $610 ★ 4/5 174 min 16.3%
Coon Memorial Hospital Dalhart, TX $134 $256 192 min 15.0%
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $135 $164 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.9%
Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Crosbyton, TX $146 $101
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $150 $353
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $153 $166 134 min 15.5%
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $153 $123 114 min 14.7%
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $153 $153 ★ 2/5 154 min 14.6%
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $153 $153 ★ 5/5 141 min 14.4%
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $153 $153 ★ 4/5 151 min 15.2%
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $153 $153 ★ 3/5 133 min 13.7%
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $153 $153 ★ 3/5 168 min 14.8%
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $153 $153 ★ 4/5 163 min 14.6%
Memorial Hospital Dumas, TX $161 $76 82 min 15.5%
Quail Creek Surgical Hospital Amarillo, TX $170 $238 14.3%
Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital Kenedy, TX $176 $121
Fisher County Hospital District Rotan, TX $177 $177 107 min
North Runnels Hospital Winters, TX $178 $116 15.1%
Kimble Hospital Junction, TX $183 $195 141 min 15.2%

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)
$819
Cash / self-pay
$423
Insurer-negotiated
$301
Medicare pays
$40
$153$1,526
Median cash $423  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $423 — about 10.5× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($81).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $819 list price could save about $396 (48%).

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