Pregnancy ultrasound (first trimester) cost in Texas

Prices at 164 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $427 — 13% below the US median ($489), roughly 3.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $94 $105 ★ 4/5 117 min —
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $97 $195 — — —
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $102 $397 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $104 $136 ★ 2/5 145 min —
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $104 $110 ★ 5/5 133 min —
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $104 $138 ★ 4/5 152 min —
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $104 $105 ★ 3/5 137 min —
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $104 $110 ★ 3/5 166 min —
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $104 $136 ★ 4/5 156 min —
Memorial Hospital Dumas, TX $124 $126 — 81 min —
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $128 $194 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $130 $151 ★ 2/5 194 min —
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $132 $114 ★ 3/5 190 min —
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX $137 $219 ★ 2/5 156 min —
University Health System San Antonio, TX $139 $162 ★ 3/5 366 min —
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $139 $162 ★ 2/5 189 min —
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $150 $82 ★ 3/5 198 min —
North Runnels Hospital Winters, TX $175 $115 — 93 min —
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $179 $70 — 110 min —
Coryell Memorial Hospital Gatesville, TX $187 $142 — 137 min —
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $196 $114 ★ 2/5 223 min —
Aspire Hospital Conroe, TX $200 $190 — — —
Kimble Hospital Junction, TX $206 $169 — 129 min —
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $236 $1,650 ★ 2/5 215 min —
Muleshoe Area Medical Center Muleshoe, TX $239 $318 — 113 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 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)
$935
Cash / self-pay
$427
Insurer-negotiated
$244
Medicare pays
$117
$139$2,941
Median cash $427  ·  Medicare $117  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $427 — about 3.7× the Medicare rate ($117). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($234).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $935 list price could save about $508 (54%).

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