Routine eye exam cost in Texas

Prices at 102 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $133 — 7% below the US median ($143), roughly 1.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $50 $129 ★ 2/5 178 min 15.4%
Coon Memorial Hospital Dalhart, TX $73 192 min 15.0%
Driscoll Childrens Hospital Corpus Christi, TX $99 $583
Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX $99 $583
Memorial Hospital Dumas, TX $132 $55 82 min 15.5%
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $133 $109 ★ 3/5 191 min 16.0%
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $169 $57 ★ 3/5 187 min 15.2%
UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital-William P. Clements Jr. Dallas, TX $205 $109 ★ 4/5 314 min 15.9%
Baytown Medical Center Lp Baytown, TX $213 $170 102 min
Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX $377 $144 ★ 3/5 220 min 15.6%
Christus Southeast Texas-St Elizabeth Beaumont, TX $1,047 $317 ★ 4/5 193 min 15.1%

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 July 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)
$282
Cash / self-pay
$133
Insurer-negotiated
$239
Medicare pays
$88
$73$377
Median cash $133  ·  Medicare $88  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $133 — about 1.5× the Medicare rate ($88). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($175).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $282 list price could save about $149 (53%).

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