Prices at 6 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $100 — 45% above the US median ($69), roughly 11.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $56 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $56 | — | ★ 3/5 | 243 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage | Houston, TX | $63 | $17 | ★ 4/5 | 209 min | — |
| Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital | Houston, TX | $137 | $11 | — | — | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $491 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 180 min | — |
| Texas Orthopedic Hospital | Houston, TX | $581 | $38 | — | 105 min | — |
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)
Typical cash price here is $100 — about 11.1× the Medicare rate ($9). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($18).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $285 list price could save about $185 (65%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Houston
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Brown, MD | Endocrinology | Houston, TX | 1,161 |
| Masha Resman, M.D. | Endocrinology | Houston, TX | 173 |
| Shannon Gregorek, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Houston, TX | 172 |
| Avinash Narine, M.D., M.P.H. | Family Practice | Houston, TX | 166 |
| Dwane Broussard, M.D. | Family Practice | Houston, TX | 134 |
| Ann Domask, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | 126 |
| Alex Su, MD | Family Practice | Houston, TX | 118 |
| Melissa Jacobs, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Houston, TX | 105 |
| Suzanne Marshall, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Houston, TX | 103 |
| John Ott, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | 98 |
| Supriya Gupta, M.D. | Family Practice | Houston, TX | 91 |
| Deborah Hodge, FNP | Nurse Practitioner | Houston, TX | 81 |
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