Prices at 10 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $144 — 23% below the US median ($187), roughly 16.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $37 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $37 | — | ★ 3/5 | 243 min | — |
| Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital | Houston, TX | $63 | $652 | — | — | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | Houston, TX | $144 | $31 | ★ 2/5 | 147 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West | Houston, TX | $144 | $31 | ★ 1/5 | 104 min | — |
| Healthbridge Childrens's Hospital of Houston | Houston, TX | $144 | $31 | — | — | — |
| Texas Orthopedic Hospital | Houston, TX | $146 | $66 | — | 105 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage | Houston, TX | $203 | $320 | ★ 4/5 | 209 min | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $264 | $198 | ★ 3/5 | 180 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | Houston, TX | $843 | $338 | ★ 4/5 | 75 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 $144 — about 16.5× the Medicare rate ($9). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghassan Noureddine, M.D. | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Houston, TX | 110 |
| Robert Salazar, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 80 |
| Diana Dickens, MD | Allergy/ Immunology | Houston, TX | 58 |
| Srinivasa Venkatesh, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 43 |
| Nasiya Ahmed, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | 38 |
| Najmuddin Karimjee, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | 31 |
| Syed Mujeeb, MD | Family Practice | Houston, TX | 17 |
| Paresh Patel, MD | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | 17 |
| William Davis, M.D. | Family Practice | Houston, TX | 15 |
| Abrar Ismail, M.D. | Family Practice | Houston, TX | 14 |
| Glenn Kline, MD | Allergy/ Immunology | Houston, TX | 14 |
| Babatunde Otinwa, D.O. | Emergency Medicine | Houston, TX | 14 |
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