Prices at 9 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,704 — 14% below the US median ($3,137), roughly 3.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $1,964 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | 14.6% |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $1,964 | — | ★ 3/5 | 229 min | 14.8% |
| Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital | Houston, TX | $2,704 | $1,842 | — | — | 14.4% |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage | Houston, TX | $3,082 | $3,431 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | 15.0% |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $7,956 | $1,059 | ★ 3/5 | 189 min | 15.2% |
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 August 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 $2,704 — about 3.9× the Medicare rate ($691). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,381).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $7,726 list price could save about $5,022 (65%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerald Simmons, MD | Neurology | Houston, TX | 123 |
| Jamal Razzack, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 112 |
| Manish Patel, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 98 |
| Minh Tran, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 90 |
| Jerald Simmons, MD | Neurology | Houston, TX | 86 |
| Jihad Youssef, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 84 |
| Aarthi Ram, M.D. | Neurology | Houston, TX | 82 |
| Minh Tran, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 82 |
| Dileep Puppala, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 73 |
| Dileep Puppala, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 69 |
| Aarthi Ram, M.D. | Neurology | Houston, TX | 64 |
| Manish Patel, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 60 |
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