Prices at 174 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,613 — 18% above the US median ($2,210), roughly 9.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownfield Regional Medical Center | Brownfield, TX | $450 | $956 | — | 112 min | — |
| Huntsville Memorial Hospital | Huntsville, TX | $453 | $502 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Titus Regional Medical Center | Mount Pleasant, TX | $478 | $194 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| Aspire Hospital | Conroe, TX | $500 | $1,315 | — | — | — |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $507 | $351 | ★ 3/5 | 240 min | — |
| Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital | Nacogdoches, TX | $566 | $544 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| North Texas Medical Center | Gainesville, TX | $700 | $352 | ★ 4/5 | 117 min | — |
| Frio Regional Hospital | Pearsall, TX | $770 | $763 | — | 127 min | — |
| Bsa Hospital | Amarillo, TX | $881 | $5,522 | ★ 2/5 | 215 min | — |
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center | Sherman, TX | $921 | $1,180 | ★ 2/5 | 156 min | — |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | $928 | $334 | ★ 2/5 | 223 min | — |
| Pampa Regional Medical Center | Pampa, TX | $941 | $294 | — | 110 min | — |
| University Health System | San Antonio, TX | $947 | $400 | ★ 3/5 | 366 min | — |
| University Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | $947 | $400 | ★ 2/5 | 189 min | — |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis | Luling, TX | $985 | $405 | — | 88 min | — |
| CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital | Bryan, TX | $1,021 | $597 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Burleson St Joseph Health Center | Caldwell, TX | $1,051 | $1,788 | — | 80 min | — |
| Madison St Joseph Health Center | Madisonville, TX | $1,051 | $1,466 | — | 108 min | — |
| Grimes St Joseph Health Center | Navasota, TX | $1,051 | $2,223 | — | 92 min | — |
| Ascension Seton Highland Lakes | Burnet, TX | $1,053 | $359 | ★ 5/5 | 116 min | — |
| Graham Regional Medical Center | Graham, TX | $1,128 | $674 | — | 131 min | — |
| Bayside Community Hospital | Anahuac, TX | $1,357 | $781 | — | 106 min | — |
| Haskell Memorial Hospital | Haskell, TX | $1,368 | $342 | — | 114 min | — |
| Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital | Sonora, TX | $1,417 | $979 | — | 124 min | — |
| Ochiltree General Hospital | Perryton, TX | $1,437 | $1,109 | — | 88 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 $2,613 — about 9.7× the Medicare rate ($270). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($539).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,355 list price could save about $1,742 (40%).
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