Emergency department visit (level 3) cost in Texas

Prices at 187 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $579 — 3% below the US median ($596), roughly 8.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $117 $439 ★ 3/5 229 min —
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $117 $293 ★ 4/5 182 min —
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $117 $290 ★ 3/5 213 min —
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $117 $288 ★ 4/5 212 min —
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Southlake, TX $117 $453 — 140 min —
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $117 $293 ★ 4/5 159 min —
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $117 $291 — — —
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $121 $176 ★ 3/5 190 min —
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $151 $475 — — —
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $178 $56 — — —
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital Sweetwater, TX $183 $226 — 87 min —
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $185 $870 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Fisher County Hospital District Rotan, TX $200 $165 — 110 min —
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $203 $262 ★ 4/5 117 min —
Anson General Hospital Anson, TX $210 $154 — — —
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $218 $1,526 ★ 2/5 215 min —
Ascension Seton Williamson Round Rock, TX $225 $595 ★ 4/5 179 min —
Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX $225 $51 ★ 3/5 163 min —
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $228 $287 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $241 $249 — 130 min —
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $241 $219 — 116 min —
Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Crosbyton, TX $243 $188 — — —
Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho Andrews, TX $247 $260 — 106 min —
Muenster Memorial Hospital Muenster, TX $257 $164 — 108 min —
Throckmorton County Memorial Hospital Throckmorton, TX $263 $88 — — —

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)
$1,256
Cash / self-pay
$579
Insurer-negotiated
$375
Medicare pays
$69
$232$2,640
Median cash $579  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $579 — about 8.3× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,256 list price could save about $677 (54%).

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