Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in Texas

Prices at 185 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,733 — 23% above the US median ($1,406), roughly 10.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $332 $612 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.9%
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $337 $892
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $365 $2,556 ★ 2/5 217 min 14.8%
Bellville Medical Center Bellville, TX $367 $226 101 min 15.6%
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $423 $200 14.4%
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $461 $625 ★ 2/5 178 min 15.4%
Coon Memorial Hospital Dalhart, TX $463 $1,840 192 min 15.0%
Hardeman County Memorial Hospital Quanah, TX $470 $336 97 min
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $524 $439 114 min 14.7%
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $546 $2,568 ★ 4/5 174 min 16.3%
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $549 $571 134 min 15.5%
Driscoll Childrens Hospital Corpus Christi, TX $586 $172
Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX $586 $172
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $595 $613 ★ 2/5 154 min 14.6%
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $595 $595 ★ 5/5 141 min 14.4%
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $595 $625 ★ 4/5 151 min 15.2%
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $595 $604 ★ 3/5 133 min 13.7%
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $595 $707 ★ 3/5 168 min 14.8%
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $595 $613 ★ 4/5 163 min 14.6%
Schleicher County Medical Center Eldorado, TX $640 $1,105 102 min
Fisher County Hospital District Rotan, TX $660 $660 107 min
North Runnels Hospital Winters, TX $669 $368 15.1%
Memorial Hospital Dumas, TX $671 $323 82 min 15.5%
Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Crosbyton, TX $677 $468
Muleshoe Area Medical Center Muleshoe, TX $680 $906 110 min

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)
$3,317
Cash / self-pay
$1,733
Insurer-negotiated
$1,285
Medicare pays
$171
$595$5,616
Median cash $1,733  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,733 — about 10.1× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,317 list price could save about $1,584 (48%).

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