Screening colonoscopy cost in Texas

Prices at 159 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,266 — 85% above the US median ($1,223), roughly 6.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital Houston, TX $474 $1,083 14.4%
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $478 $372 ★ 3/5 191 min 16.0%
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $482 $236 ★ 3/5 187 min 15.2%
Sweeny Community Hospital Sweeny, TX $489 $164 97 min 14.6%
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $567 $399 134 min 15.5%
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX $593 $2,297 14.8%
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital Houston, TX $605 $1,401 ★ 4/5 258 min 14.5%
Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital Humble, TX $605 $1,425 ★ 3/5 225 min 15.0%
Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital Katy, TX $605 $1,401 ★ 3/5 246 min 15.2%
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $605 $1,401 ★ 4/5 176 min 16.1%
Sugar Land Surgical Hospital Llp Sugar Land, TX $605 $1,401
TMC-Bonham Hospital Bonham, TX $724 $1,591 15.0%
University Medical Center of El Paso El Paso, TX $734 $335 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.4%
Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Trophy Club, TX $833 $3,088 90 min 14.6%
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $929 $958 ★ 2/5 154 min 14.6%
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $929 $930 ★ 5/5 141 min 14.4%
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $929 $944 ★ 3/5 133 min 13.7%
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $929 $981 ★ 3/5 168 min 14.8%
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $929 $958 ★ 4/5 163 min 14.6%
North Central Surgical Center Llp Dallas, TX $973 $2,872 107 min 14.2%
Christus Southeast Texas-St Elizabeth Beaumont, TX $1,007 $986 ★ 4/5 193 min 15.1%
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherma Sherman, TX $1,135 $2,252 ★ 3/5 120 min 14.9%
Coon Memorial Hospital Dalhart, TX $1,140 192 min 15.0%
Electra Memorial Hospital Electra, TX $1,197 $1,583 110 min 15.1%
Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho Andrews, TX $1,351 $1,242 104 min 15.0%

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 August 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)
$3,742
Cash / self-pay
$2,266
Insurer-negotiated
$1,575
Medicare pays
$378
$605$4,004
Median cash $2,266  ·  Medicare $378  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,266 — about 6.0× the Medicare rate ($378). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($757).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,742 list price could save about $1,476 (39%).

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