Prices at 10 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $384 — 12% below the US median ($438), roughly 3.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital | Houston, TX | $160 | $368 | — | — | 14.4% |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage | Houston, TX | $285 | $397 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | 15.0% |
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $384 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | 14.6% |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $384 | — | ★ 3/5 | 229 min | 14.8% |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $467 | $199 | ★ 3/5 | 189 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 August 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 $384 — about 3.1× the Medicare rate ($123). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($245).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $815 list price could save about $431 (53%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paresh Patel, MD | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | 256 |
| Jerald Simmons, MD | Neurology | Houston, TX | 99 |
| Anatoli Krasko, M.D. | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Houston, TX | 75 |
| Ghassan Noureddine, M.D. | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Houston, TX | 74 |
| Jayasimha Murthy, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 64 |
| Faisal Zahiruddin, D.O. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 57 |
| Sudha Tallavajhula, MBBS | Neurology | Houston, TX | 54 |
| Shanti Bansal, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Houston, TX | 54 |
| Dileep Puppala, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 54 |
| Clinton Doerr, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 53 |
| Leonard Chow, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 52 |
| Timothy Connolly, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 52 |
All Home sleep apnea test prices in Texas → · All Home sleep apnea test prices (national) · All hospitals in Houston