Prices at 10 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $13,835 — 201% above the US median ($4,602).
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage | Houston, TX | $4,146 | $3,334 | ★ 4/5 | 209 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $4,222 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $4,222 | — | ★ 3/5 | 243 min | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $12,906 | $1,990 | ★ 3/5 | 180 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | Houston, TX | $14,765 | $1,510 | ★ 2/5 | 147 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West | Houston, TX | $14,765 | $1,510 | ★ 1/5 | 104 min | — |
| Healthbridge Childrens's Hospital of Houston | Houston, TX | $14,765 | $1,510 | — | — | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | Houston, TX | $37,516 | $2,209 | ★ 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chiang, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Houston, TX | 1,474 |
| Jeremy Erasmus, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Houston, TX | 1,424 |
| Saiyyeda Rahman, M. D. | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 995 |
| Beth Chasen, M.D. | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 610 |
| Guofan Xu, M.D. | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 607 |
| Sonia Betancourt Cuellar, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Houston, TX | 511 |
| Aaron Jessop, MD | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 469 |
| Patrick Ford, M.D. | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 464 |
| Yang Lu, M.D., PH.D. | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 460 |
| Daniel Lee, M.D. | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 419 |
| Lesley Flynt, MD | Nuclear Medicine | Houston, TX | 406 |
| Gregory Gladish, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Houston, TX | 400 |
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