Prices at 7 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,537 — 108% above the US median ($740), roughly 39.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $909 | $296 | ★ 3/5 | 180 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $1,537 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $1,537 | — | ★ 3/5 | 243 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage | Houston, TX | $1,910 | $815 | ★ 4/5 | 209 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | Houston, TX | $6,073 | $1,439 | ★ 4/5 | 75 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)
Typical cash price here is $1,537 — about 39.3× the Medicare rate ($39). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($78).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,804 list price could save about $3,267 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Duchman, M.D. | Interventional Cardiology | Houston, TX | 721 |
| Abhijeet Basu, MD | Cardiology | Houston, TX | 683 |
| Kevin Lisman, M.D. | Cardiology | Houston, TX | 668 |
| Earl Mangin, MD | Cardiology | Houston, TX | 643 |
| Arup Achari, MD | Cardiology | Houston, TX | 599 |
| Michael Stephen, M.D. | Cardiology | Houston, TX | 536 |
| John Isaac, M.D. | Cardiology | Houston, TX | 518 |
| Alberto Lopez, M.D. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Houston, TX | 509 |
| Saleem Raslan, M.D. | Hospitalist | Houston, TX | 446 |
| Weston Hickey, MD | Interventional Cardiology | Houston, TX | 398 |
| David Yao, M.D. | Cardiology | Houston, TX | 388 |
| Howard Rubin, M.D. | Cardiology | Houston, TX | 336 |
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