Simple wound stitches cost in Texas

Prices at 196 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $313 — about the US median ($315), roughly 2.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $69 $284 ★ 4/5 174 min 16.3%
Aspire Hospital Conroe, TX $73 $85
University Medical Center of El Paso El Paso, TX $86 $195 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.4%
St Luke's Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $99 $203 ★ 3/5 147 min 14.6%
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $106 $191 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.9%
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $113 $128 134 min 15.5%
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $120 $127 114 min 14.7%
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $126 $195 ★ 2/5 178 min 15.4%
University Health System San Antonio, TX $128 $290 ★ 3/5 374 min 15.1%
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $128 $290 ★ 2/5 190 min 14.6%
Coryell Memorial Hospital Gatesville, TX $148 $199 132 min 15.3%
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $154 $286 ★ 2/5 190 min 15.4%
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital Sweetwater, TX $156 $183 84 min 15.2%
Shamrock General Hospital Shamrock, TX $158 $223 94 min
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $160 $171 ★ 3/5 191 min 16.0%
Culberson Hospital Van Horn, TX $169 $183 100 min
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $172 $547
Throckmorton County Memorial Hospital Throckmorton, TX $188 $147
Kimble Hospital Junction, TX $191 $171 141 min 15.2%
Kell West Regional Hospital Wichita Falls, TX $192 $183 121 min 14.4%
Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Crosbyton, TX $193 $130
Fisher County Hospital District Rotan, TX $198 $168 107 min
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $200 $207 ★ 2/5 154 min 14.6%
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $200 $201 ★ 5/5 141 min 14.4%
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $200 $209 ★ 4/5 151 min 15.2%

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)
$522
Cash / self-pay
$313
Insurer-negotiated
$288
Medicare pays
$127
$156$625
Median cash $313  ·  Medicare $127  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $313 — about 2.5× the Medicare rate ($127). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($253).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $522 list price could save about $209 (40%).

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