Prices at 173 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,324 — 28% above the US median ($1,820), roughly 11.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titus Regional Medical Center | Mount Pleasant, TX | $362 | $156 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital | Nacogdoches, TX | $363 | $330 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Aspire Hospital | Conroe, TX | $400 | $866 | — | — | — |
| Brownfield Regional Medical Center | Brownfield, TX | $415 | $892 | — | 112 min | — |
| University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston | Galveston, TX | $448 | $252 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | $468 | $219 | ★ 2/5 | 223 min | — |
| Frio Regional Hospital | Pearsall, TX | $490 | $616 | — | 127 min | — |
| Christus Southeast Texas-St Elizabeth | Beaumont, TX | $624 | $309 | ★ 4/5 | 195 min | — |
| Bsa Hospital | Amarillo, TX | $634 | $4,441 | ★ 2/5 | 215 min | — |
| North Texas Medical Center | Gainesville, TX | $638 | $241 | ★ 4/5 | 117 min | — |
| Crescent Medical Center Lancaster | Lancaster, TX | $755 | $352 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | — |
| Burleson St Joseph Health Center | Caldwell, TX | $784 | $1,464 | — | 80 min | — |
| Madison St Joseph Health Center | Madisonville, TX | $784 | $1,310 | — | 108 min | — |
| Grimes St Joseph Health Center | Navasota, TX | $784 | $1,691 | — | 92 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood | Kingwood, TX | $833 | $1,301 | — | — | — |
| Graham Regional Medical Center | Graham, TX | $844 | $485 | — | 131 min | — |
| Pampa Regional Medical Center | Pampa, TX | $852 | $203 | — | 110 min | — |
| Medina Regional Hospital | Hondo, TX | $853 | $521 | — | 129 min | — |
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center | Sherman, TX | $883 | $752 | ★ 2/5 | 156 min | — |
| Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital | Sonora, TX | $1,049 | $830 | — | 124 min | — |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis | Luling, TX | $1,094 | $290 | — | 88 min | — |
| Glen Rose Medical Center | Glen Rose, TX | $1,192 | $805 | — | 104 min | — |
| Driscoll Childrens Hospital | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,207 | $211 | — | — | — |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg, TX | $1,207 | $211 | — | — | — |
| Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center | Liberty, TX | $1,269 | $1,541 | — | 111 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 $2,324 — about 11.9× the Medicare rate ($195). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($391).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,174 list price could save about $1,850 (44%).
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