Emergency department visit (level 2) cost in Texas

Prices at 188 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $408 — 18% above the US median ($347), roughly 10.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $83 $139 ★ 3/5 190 min —
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $88 $615 ★ 2/5 215 min —
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $109 $161 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $117 $51 — — —
Ascension Seton Williamson Round Rock, TX $125 $1,250 ★ 4/5 179 min —
Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX $125 $51 ★ 3/5 163 min —
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $130 $610 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Fisher County Hospital District Rotan, TX $133 $112 — 110 min —
Coon Memorial Hospital Dalhart, TX $134 $256 — 172 min —
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $135 $155 ★ 4/5 117 min —
Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Crosbyton, TX $146 $114 — — —
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $150 $353 — — —
Muenster Memorial Hospital Muenster, TX $150 $94 — 108 min —
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $153 $166 — 130 min —
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $153 $123 — 116 min —
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $153 $153 ★ 2/5 145 min —
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $153 $153 ★ 5/5 133 min —
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $153 $153 ★ 4/5 152 min —
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $153 $153 ★ 3/5 137 min —
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $153 $153 ★ 3/5 166 min —
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $153 $153 ★ 4/5 156 min —
Memorial Hospital Dumas, TX $161 $76 — 81 min —
Throckmorton County Memorial Hospital Throckmorton, TX $169 $66 — — —
Quail Creek Surgical Hospital Amarillo, TX $170 $238 — — —
Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital Kenedy, TX $176 $121 — — —

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)
$819
Cash / self-pay
$408
Insurer-negotiated
$282
Medicare pays
$40
$153$1,505
Median cash $408  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $408 — about 10.1× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($81).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $819 list price could save about $411 (50%).

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