Chest X-ray cost in Texas

Prices at 191 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $303 — 27% above the US median ($237), roughly 8.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $62 $93 134 min 15.5%
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $62 $69 114 min 14.7%
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $63 $37 14.4%
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $69 $33 ★ 3/5 187 min 15.2%
Kimble Hospital Junction, TX $74 $170 141 min 15.2%
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $78 $91 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.9%
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $79 $461 ★ 2/5 217 min 14.8%
Schleicher County Medical Center Eldorado, TX $80 $195 102 min
Aspire Hospital Conroe, TX $80 $230
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $86 $88 ★ 2/5 154 min 14.6%
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $86 $88 ★ 5/5 141 min 14.4%
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $86 $87 ★ 4/5 151 min 15.2%
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $86 $87 ★ 3/5 133 min 13.7%
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $86 $91 ★ 3/5 168 min 14.8%
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $86 $88 ★ 4/5 163 min 14.6%
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $92 $69 104 min
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $93 $130 ★ 2/5 190 min 15.4%
Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital Sonora, TX $119 $101 124 min
Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX $119 $34 ★ 3/5 165 min 14.4%
Tyler County Hospital Woodville, TX $129 $138 130 min 14.9%
Hardeman County Memorial Hospital Quanah, TX $135 $106 97 min
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX $135 $216 ★ 2/5 153 min 14.6%
Muleshoe Area Medical Center Muleshoe, TX $139 $167 110 min
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $144 $37 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.2%
Clay County Memorial Hospital Henrietta, TX $146 $53 14.9%

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 June 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)
$666
Cash / self-pay
$303
Insurer-negotiated
$137
Medicare pays
$37
$86$1,260
Median cash $303  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $303 — about 8.2× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $666 list price could save about $364 (55%).

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