Prostate test (PSA) cost in Texas

Prices at 178 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $120 — 30% above the US median ($92), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $18 $23 ★ 2/5 145 min —
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $18 $19 ★ 5/5 133 min —
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $18 $24 ★ 4/5 152 min —
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $18 $19 ★ 3/5 137 min —
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $18 $19 ★ 3/5 166 min —
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $18 $23 ★ 4/5 156 min —
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $19 $26 — 110 min —
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $20 $137 ★ 2/5 215 min —
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $20 $19 ★ 3/5 190 min —
Bellville Medical Center Bellville, TX $21 $18 — 104 min —
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $26 $21 — — —
Kell West Regional Hospital Wichita Falls, TX $29 $23 — — —
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $31 $119 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $31 $28 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Baylor Surgical Hospital at Las Colinas Irving, TX $31 $154 — 71 min —
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX $36 $47 — — —
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $37 $19 ★ 4/5 117 min —
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $37 $28 ★ 2/5 194 min —
Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX $43 $58 — 111 min —
Burleson St Joseph Health Center Caldwell, TX $51 $65 — 80 min —
Madison St Joseph Health Center Madisonville, TX $51 $62 — 108 min —
Grimes St Joseph Health Center Navasota, TX $51 $38 — 92 min —
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes Burnet, TX $52 $19 ★ 5/5 116 min —
Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX $52 $19 — 88 min —
Anson General Hospital Anson, TX $55 $18 — — —

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 October 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)
$212
Cash / self-pay
$120
Insurer-negotiated
$36
Medicare pays
$18
$21$531
Median cash $120  ·  Medicare $18  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $120 — about 6.5× the Medicare rate ($18). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($37).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $212 list price could save about $92 (43%).

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