Prices at 10 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $557 — 53% below the US median ($1,190), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital | Houston, TX | $474 | $981 | — | — | 14.4% |
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $557 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | 14.6% |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $557 | — | ★ 3/5 | 229 min | 14.8% |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage | Houston, TX | $724 | $1,137 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | 15.0% |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $2,972 | $901 | ★ 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 $557 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($323). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($646).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,740 list price could save about $1,183 (68%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Smith, MD, PHD | Surgical Oncology | Houston, TX | 120 |
| Brian Bednarski, M.D. | Surgical Oncology | Houston, TX | 49 |
| Tsuyoshi Konishi, MD, PHD | Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | Houston, TX | 41 |
| Craig Messick, M.D. | Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | Houston, TX | 27 |
| Abhineet Uppal, M.D. | General Surgery | Houston, TX | 26 |
| Atif Iqbal, MD | Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | Houston, TX | 19 |
| Jesse Smith, MD, PHD | Surgical Oncology | Houston, TX | 15 |
| George Chang, M.D. | Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | Houston, TX | 15 |
| Montserrat Guraieb Trueba, MD | General Surgery | Houston, TX | 15 |
| Nizar Ramzan, M.D., | Gastroenterology | Houston, TX | 13 |
| Diego Marines Copado, M.D. | Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | Houston, TX | 11 |
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