Emergency department visit (level 4) cost in Texas

Prices at 187 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,097 — 16% above the US median ($949), roughly 9.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Aspire Hospital Conroe, TX $175 $333 — — —
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $184 $419 ★ 3/5 190 min —
Bellville Medical Center Bellville, TX $253 $155 — 104 min —
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $268 $401 ★ 4/5 117 min —
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $290 $438 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $304 $2,131 ★ 2/5 215 min —
Fisher County Hospital District Rotan, TX $306 $249 — 110 min —
Coon Memorial Hospital Dalhart, TX $314 $1,380 — 172 min —
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $343 $1,610 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Muenster Memorial Hospital Muenster, TX $370 $239 — 108 min —
Kell West Regional Hospital Wichita Falls, TX $378 $545 — — —
Throckmorton County Memorial Hospital Throckmorton, TX $397 $116 — — —
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $400 $478 — 130 min —
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $400 $365 — 116 min —
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $417 $430 ★ 2/5 145 min —
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $417 $417 ★ 5/5 133 min —
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $417 $438 ★ 4/5 152 min —
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $417 $423 ★ 3/5 137 min —
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $417 $521 ★ 3/5 166 min —
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $417 $430 ★ 4/5 156 min —
North Runnels Hospital Winters, TX $417 $192 — 93 min —
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $421 $734 — — —
Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Crosbyton, TX $426 $331 — — —
Hardeman County Memorial Hospital Quanah, TX $430 $328 — 94 min —
Driscoll Childrens Hospital Corpus Christi, TX $433 $118 — — —

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)
$2,443
Cash / self-pay
$1,097
Insurer-negotiated
$824
Medicare pays
$118
$417$3,958
Median cash $1,097  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,097 — about 9.3× the Medicare rate ($118). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($236).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,443 list price could save about $1,346 (55%).

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