Office visit, new patient (level 3) cost in Texas

Prices at 144 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $211 — 12% above the US median ($189), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $46 $114 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX $48 $84 ★ 2/5 156 min —
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Houston, TX $48 — ★ 4/5 252 min —
Memorial Hermann Hospital System Houston, TX $48 — ★ 3/5 243 min —
University Health System San Antonio, TX $59 $159 ★ 3/5 366 min —
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $59 $159 ★ 2/5 189 min —
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherma Sherman, TX $59 $160 ★ 3/5 128 min —
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $66 $125 ★ 4/5 117 min —
University Medical Center of El Paso El Paso, TX $74 $97 ★ 3/5 240 min —
Coryell Memorial Hospital Gatesville, TX $76 $70 — 137 min —
Throckmorton County Memorial Hospital Throckmorton, TX $80 $60 — — —
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $84 $221 — — —
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital Sweetwater, TX $93 $114 — 87 min —
Aspire Hospital Conroe, TX $105 $138 — — —
Muleshoe Area Medical Center Muleshoe, TX $108 $144 — 113 min —
Hansford County Hospital Spearman, TX $109 $131 — 92 min —
Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho Andrews, TX $110 $148 — 106 min —
Graham Regional Medical Center Graham, TX $110 $84 — 131 min —
Ochiltree General Hospital Perryton, TX $139 $168 — 88 min —
Knox County Hospital Knox City, TX $140 $85 — 138 min —
Mitchell County Hospital District Colorado City, TX $141 $135 — 48 min —
Fisher County Hospital District Rotan, TX $143 $143 — 110 min —
Frio Regional Hospital Pearsall, TX $147 $185 — 127 min —
Muenster Memorial Hospital Muenster, TX $150 $109 — 108 min —
Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital Kenedy, TX $154 $106 — — —

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$432
Cash / self-pay
$211
Insurer-negotiated
$178
Medicare pays
$118
$85$852
Median cash $211  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $211 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($118). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($235).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $432 list price could save about $221 (51%).

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