Prices at 10 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,816 — 152% above the US median ($1,119), roughly 37.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $987 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $987 | — | ★ 3/5 | 243 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage | Houston, TX | $1,450 | $1,782 | ★ 4/5 | 209 min | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $2,789 | $965 | ★ 3/5 | 180 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | Houston, TX | $2,842 | $705 | ★ 2/5 | 147 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West | Houston, TX | $2,842 | $705 | ★ 1/5 | 104 min | — |
| Healthbridge Childrens's Hospital of Houston | Houston, TX | $2,842 | $705 | — | — | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | Houston, TX | $3,520 | $1,023 | ★ 4/5 | 75 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 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 $2,816 — about 37.5× the Medicare rate ($75). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($150).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,963 list price could save about $147 (5%).
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Carbajal Mendoza, M.D. | Hospitalist | Houston, TX | 1,077 |
| Mehdi Nouri Kolouri, M.D | Nephrology | Houston, TX | 622 |
| Anna Kagan, MD | Nephrology | Houston, TX | 275 |
| Salman Khan, MD | Nephrology | Houston, TX | 243 |
| Ronald Ralph, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | 237 |
| Robert Leggington, MD | Nephrology | Houston, TX | 185 |
| Abbas Lokhandwala, MD | Nephrology | Houston, TX | 147 |
| S Rahman, MD | Nephrology | Houston, TX | 137 |
| Namrata Goel, M.D. | Nephrology | Houston, TX | 117 |
| Ulka Desai, M.D. | Nephrology | Houston, TX | 114 |
| Arpit Bhargava, M.D. | Nephrology | Houston, TX | 106 |
| Debbie Kurian, M.D. | Nephrology | Houston, TX | 105 |
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