Prices at 10 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $252 — 21% below the US median ($317), roughly 1.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $54 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $54 | — | ★ 3/5 | 243 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage | Houston, TX | $252 | $467 | ★ 4/5 | 209 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | Houston, TX | $1,211 | $424 | ★ 4/5 | 75 min | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $1,827 | $687 | ★ 3/5 | 180 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 $252 — about 1.1× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $719 list price could save about $467 (65%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Cherches, M.D. | Neurology | Houston, TX | 323 |
| Vindhya Koneru, MD | Neurology | Houston, TX | 166 |
| John Volpi, MD | Neurology | Houston, TX | 139 |
| Amir Faraji, M.D., PH.D. | Neurosurgery | Houston, TX | 138 |
| Laila Tabatabai, MD | Endocrinology | Houston, TX | 133 |
| Melissa Pearson, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Houston, TX | 131 |
| Gloria Iliescu, MD | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | 128 |
| Brian Greet, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Houston, TX | 122 |
| Bin Teh, M.D. | Radiation Oncology | Houston, TX | 120 |
| Randall Wolf, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery | Houston, TX | 118 |
| Adriana Gonzalez, MD | Endocrinology | Houston, TX | 117 |
| Joseph Imbs, DO | Neurology | Houston, TX | 115 |
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