Prices at 10 hospitals in Houston, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,406 — 416% above the US median ($466), roughly 55.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | $595 | — | ★ 4/5 | 252 min | — |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston, TX | $595 | — | ★ 3/5 | 243 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage | Houston, TX | $833 | $847 | ★ 4/5 | 209 min | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Houston, TX | $1,436 | $296 | ★ 3/5 | 180 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | Houston, TX | $3,377 | $1,155 | ★ 4/5 | 75 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | Houston, TX | $4,216 | $822 | ★ 2/5 | 147 min | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West | Houston, TX | $4,216 | $822 | ★ 1/5 | 104 min | — |
| Healthbridge Childrens's Hospital of Houston | Houston, TX | $4,216 | $822 | — | — | — |
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 $2,406 — about 55.4× the Medicare rate ($43). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($87).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,879 list price could save about $472 (16%).
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Razzack, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 454 |
| Lisa Kopas, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 261 |
| Gregory Honeycutt, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 256 |
| Mohsin Bajwa, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 235 |
| Robert Salazar, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 217 |
| Carlos Vital, M.D. | Allergy/ Immunology | Houston, TX | 207 |
| May Wilgus, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 158 |
| Saad Shammas | Family Practice | Houston, TX | 140 |
| Anatoli Krasko, M.D. | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Houston, TX | 137 |
| Sarah Beshay | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 127 |
| Ghassan Noureddine, M.D. | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Houston, TX | 116 |
| Rayman Lee, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | 96 |
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