Prices at 10 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $357 — 132% above the US median ($154), roughly 3.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $110 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $110 | — | ★ 3/5 | 243 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage | Houston, TX | $148 | $244 | ★ 4/5 | 209 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | Houston, TX | $566 | $204 | ★ 4/5 | 75 min | — |
| Texas Orthopedic Hospital | Houston, TX | $736 | $201 | — | 105 min | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $744 | $298 | ★ 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 $357 — about 3.8× the Medicare rate ($95). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($190).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $495 list price could save about $138 (28%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Najmuddin Karimjee, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | 2,666 |
| Babak Baharloo | Podiatry | Houston, TX | 1,742 |
| Kumaran Sathyamoorthy, MD, MPH | Urology | Houston, TX | 1,636 |
| Greg Pearson, MD | Dermatology | Houston, TX | 1,621 |
| Stephen Mahoney, M.D. | Dermatology | Houston, TX | 1,569 |
| David Blumfield, DPM | Podiatry | Houston, TX | 1,446 |
| Adrienne Glaich, MD | Dermatology | Houston, TX | 1,199 |
| Andrew Selzman, M.D | Urology | Houston, TX | 1,173 |
| Alpesh Desai | Dermatology | Houston, TX | 1,043 |
| Tri Nguyen, M.D. | Dermatology | Houston, TX | 1,040 |
| Carina Wasko, M.D. | Dermatology | Houston, TX | 987 |
| Amy Wood, M.D. | Dermatology | Houston, TX | 972 |
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