Office visit, new patient (level 3) cost in Texas

Prices at 144 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $211 — 11% above the US median ($190), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $46 $121 ★ 2/5 178 min 15.4%
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX $48 $84 ★ 2/5 153 min 14.6%
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Houston, TX $48 ★ 4/5 252 min 14.6%
Memorial Hermann Hospital System Houston, TX $48 ★ 3/5 229 min 14.8%
University Health System San Antonio, TX $59 $159 ★ 3/5 374 min 15.1%
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $59 $159 ★ 2/5 190 min 14.6%
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherma Sherman, TX $59 $160 ★ 3/5 120 min 14.9%
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $66 $158 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.9%
University Medical Center of El Paso El Paso, TX $74 $97 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.4%
Throckmorton County Memorial Hospital Throckmorton, TX $80 $58
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $84 $221
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital Sweetwater, TX $100 $119 84 min 15.2%
Coryell Memorial Hospital Gatesville, TX $104 $161 132 min 15.3%
Aspire Hospital Conroe, TX $104 $160
Muleshoe Area Medical Center Muleshoe, TX $108 $144 110 min
Hansford County Hospital Spearman, TX $109 $131 96 min 15.3%
Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho Andrews, TX $110 $148 104 min 15.0%
Graham Regional Medical Center Graham, TX $110 $81 133 min 15.1%
Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX $125 $94 121 min 15.2%
Ochiltree General Hospital Perryton, TX $139 $168 91 min 14.8%
Knox County Hospital Knox City, TX $140 $85 133 min
Mitchell County Hospital District Colorado City, TX $141 $135 47 min 14.8%
Fisher County Hospital District Rotan, TX $143 $143 107 min
Frio Regional Hospital Pearsall, TX $147 $185 125 min 15.1%
Hamilton Hospital Olney, TX $153 $162 92 min 15.5%

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)
$432
Cash / self-pay
$211
Insurer-negotiated
$180
Medicare pays
$118
$100$852
Median cash $211  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $211 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($118). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($235).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $432 list price could save about $221 (51%).

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