Pregnancy blood test (hCG) cost in Texas

Prices at 159 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $121 — 72% above the US median ($70), roughly 16.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $21 $15 ★ 3/5 198 min —
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $22 $10 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Anson General Hospital Anson, TX $23 $8 — — —
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX $23 $25 — — —
Bellville Medical Center Bellville, TX $24 $7 — 104 min —
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Southlake, TX $28 $11 — 140 min —
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $28 $8 ★ 4/5 159 min —
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $28 $8 — — —
Quail Creek Surgical Hospital Amarillo, TX $29 $40 — — —
Baylor Scott and White Orthopedic and Spine Hospi Arlington, TX $30 $116 — 130 min —
Hereford Regional Medical Center Hereford, TX $37 $10 — 93 min —
Hendrick Medical Center Abilene, TX $37 $20 ★ 3/5 128 min —
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood Brownwood, TX $37 $20 ★ 1/5 180 min —
Haskell Memorial Hospital Haskell, TX $40 $22 — 114 min —
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $42 $11 ★ 2/5 223 min —
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital Sweetwater, TX $45 $54 — 87 min —
Muleshoe Area Medical Center Muleshoe, TX $46 $61 — 113 min —
Frio Regional Hospital Pearsall, TX $46 $58 — 127 min —
Baylor Emergency Medical Center at Aubrey Aubrey, TX $46 $45 — 90 min —
Knox County Hospital Knox City, TX $47 $30 — 138 min —
Fisher County Hospital District Rotan, TX $47 $47 — 110 min —
Crescent Medical Center Lancaster Lancaster, TX $47 $22 ★ 2/5 160 min —
Glen Rose Medical Center Glen Rose, TX $49 $33 — 104 min —
Hamilton Hospital Olney, TX $50 $49 — 94 min —
Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho Andrews, TX $51 $17 — 106 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$200
Cash / self-pay
$121
Insurer-negotiated
$22
Medicare pays
$8
$28$334
Median cash $121  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $121 — about 16.1× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($15).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $200 list price could save about $79 (40%).

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