Prices at 10 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $326 — 32% below the US median ($480), roughly 2.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage | Houston, TX | $264 | $356 | ★ 4/5 | 209 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $326 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $326 | — | ★ 3/5 | 243 min | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $1,404 | $276 | ★ 3/5 | 180 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 $326 — about 2.5× the Medicare rate ($133). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($266).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,019 list price could save about $693 (68%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prakruthi Voore, MD | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Houston, TX | 20 |
| Saranjit Kaur, M.D. | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Houston, TX | 19 |
| Jesse Onyenekwe, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 18 |
| Konya Keeling-Johnson, MD | Hospitalist | Houston, TX | 16 |
| Srinivas Vodnala, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 15 |
| Orlando Garner Cruz, MD | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | 15 |
| Cindy Trinh, M.D. | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Houston, TX | 15 |
| Farrakh Khawaja, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 14 |
| Ferdous Kadri, M.D., PH.D. | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Houston, TX | 14 |
| Dilpreet Singh, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 14 |
| Mohsin Bajwa, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 14 |
| Anand Srikrishnan, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 14 |
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