Chest X-ray (1 view) cost in Texas

Prices at 188 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $301 — 47% above the US median ($205), roughly 11.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $60 $419 ★ 2/5 215 min
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $61 $82 130 min
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $61 $69 116 min
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $63 $88 ★ 2/5 174 min
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $64 $26 ★ 3/5 198 min
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $68 $91 ★ 4/5 117 min
Kimble Hospital Junction, TX $73 $151 129 min
Schleicher County Medical Center Eldorado, TX $79 $194 108 min
Aspire Hospital Conroe, TX $80 $268
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $86 $87 ★ 2/5 145 min
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $86 $87 ★ 5/5 133 min
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $86 $87 ★ 4/5 152 min
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $86 $87 ★ 3/5 137 min
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $86 $88 ★ 3/5 166 min
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $86 $87 ★ 4/5 156 min
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $87 $64 110 min
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $93 $130 ★ 2/5 194 min
Hill Regional Hospital Hillsboro, TX $100 $70 ★ 1/5
Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX $105 $26 ★ 3/5 163 min
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes Burnet, TX $108 $39 ★ 5/5 116 min
Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital Sonora, TX $113 $97 124 min
Quail Creek Surgical Hospital Amarillo, TX $120 $168
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $121 $26 ★ 2/5 223 min
Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Trophy Club, TX $127 $229 87 min
North Central Surgical Center Llp Dallas, TX $127 $229 108 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$598
Cash / self-pay
$301
Insurer-negotiated
$126
Medicare pays
$25
$86$1,115
Median cash $301  ·  Medicare $25  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $301 — about 11.8× the Medicare rate ($25). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($51).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $598 list price could save about $298 (50%).

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