Complete blood count (CBC) (complete) cost in Texas

Prices at 190 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $82 — 33% above the US median ($62), roughly 10.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $13 $94 ★ 2/5 215 min —
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $14 $9 — — —
Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville Brownsville, TX $15 — ★ 3/5 136 min —
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $16 $12 ★ 2/5 194 min —
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $19 $12 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Anson General Hospital Anson, TX $23 $8 — — —
University Health System San Antonio, TX $24 $12 ★ 3/5 366 min —
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $24 $12 ★ 2/5 189 min —
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $25 $18 ★ 3/5 198 min —
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX $25 $27 — — —
Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX $28 $29 — 111 min —
Nacogdoches Medical Center Nacogdoches, TX $31 — ★ 3/5 156 min —
Kell West Regional Hospital Wichita Falls, TX $32 $10 — — —
Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX $34 $8 ★ 3/5 163 min —
Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX $35 $8 ★ 4/5 249 min —
Throckmorton County Memorial Hospital Throckmorton, TX $36 $27 — — —
Burleson St Joseph Health Center Caldwell, TX $38 $27 — 80 min —
Madison St Joseph Health Center Madisonville, TX $38 $26 — 108 min —
Grimes St Joseph Health Center Navasota, TX $38 $16 — 92 min —
Shamrock General Hospital Shamrock, TX $39 $50 — 90 min —
Collingsworth General Hospital Wellington, TX $39 $47 — 117 min —
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes Burnet, TX $40 $8 ★ 5/5 116 min —
Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX $40 $8 — 88 min —
Hansford County Hospital Spearman, TX $40 $48 — 92 min —
Frio Regional Hospital Pearsall, TX $42 $50 — 127 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)
$165
Cash / self-pay
$82
Insurer-negotiated
$22
Medicare pays
$8
$23$163
Median cash $82  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $82 — about 10.5× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($16).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $165 list price could save about $83 (50%).

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