Knee replacement cost in Texas

Prices at 185 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $34,865 — 5% below the US median ($36,668), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Yoakum Community Hospital Yoakum, TX $6,790 $9,401 ★ 3/5 90 min 14.4%
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX $7,619 $20,791 ★ 2/5 153 min 14.6%
Oakbend Medical Center Richmond, TX $8,820 $20,489 ★ 3/5 106 min 16.1%
Baptist Beaumont Hospital Beaumont, TX $15,635 $24,372 ★ 3/5 209 min 15.8%
Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX $16,391 $20,740 ★ 3/5 220 min 15.6%
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $19,382 $23,387 ★ 2/5 154 min 14.6%
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $19,382 $23,387 ★ 4/5 163 min 14.6%
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $19,843 $23,802 ★ 3/5 133 min 13.7%
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $20,775 $24,828 ★ 4/5 151 min 15.2%
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $21,699 $25,674 ★ 3/5 168 min 14.8%
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $23,964 $25,737 ★ 5/5 141 min 14.4%
Methodist McKinney Hospital Mckinney, TX $34,865 $21,945 92 min 15.4%
Bellville Medical Center Bellville, TX $36,604 $24,101 101 min 15.6%
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $41,227 $27,192 ★ 3/5 205 min 15.5%
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Southlake, TX $42,416 $22,795 136 min 15.1%
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $42,416 $21,687
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $42,441 $22,401 ★ 4/5 163 min 14.4%
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $42,483 $23,750 ★ 4/5 208 min 15.0%
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $43,556 $24,240 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.3%
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $46,225 $30,361 ★ 3/5 225 min 14.1%
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $52,231 $27,699 ★ 3/5 191 min 16.0%
Methodist Hospital for Surgery Addison, TX $59,187 $20,963 ★ 4/5 120 min 14.4%
United Regional Health Care System Wichita Falls, TX $79,654 $23,333 ★ 3/5 166 min 15.6%

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)
$84,832
Cash / self-pay
$34,865
Insurer-negotiated
$23,701
Medicare pays
$18,054
$10,183$51,030
Median cash $34,865  ·  Medicare $18,054  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $34,865 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($18,054). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($36,108).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $84,832 list price could save about $49,967 (59%).

Estimate what you’ll pay
Quick fill:

Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.

By city

Knee replacement cost in other states

All Knee replacement prices (national) → · All hospitals in Texas →