Prices at 180 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $9,267 — about the US median ($9,390), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center | Sherman, TX | $2,183 | $6,551 | ★ 2/5 | 156 min | — |
| Baptist Beaumont Hospital 🍼 | Beaumont, TX | $2,983 | $7,450 | ★ 3/5 | 207 min | — |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance 🍼 | Edinburg, TX | $4,981 | $6,227 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc 🍼 | Harlingen, TX | $6,853 | $7,196 | ★ 2/5 | 145 min | — |
| Harlingen Medical Center 🍼 | Harlingen, TX | $6,853 | $7,196 | ★ 4/5 | 156 min | — |
| Methodist Midlothian Medical Center 🍼 | Midlothian, TX | $7,111 | $7,768 | ★ 4/5 | 159 min | — |
| Dallas Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $7,462 | $7,836 | ★ 3/5 | 137 min | — |
| Mission Regional Medical Center 🍼 | Mission, TX | $8,098 | $8,099 | ★ 4/5 | 152 min | — |
| Knapp Medical Center 🍼 | Weslaco, TX | $9,185 | $9,000 | ★ 5/5 | 133 min | — |
| Dallas Regional Medical Center 🍼 | Mesquite, TX | $9,267 | $9,731 | ★ 3/5 | 166 min | — |
| Bellville Medical Center | Bellville, TX | $9,801 | $8,692 | — | 104 min | — |
| Methodist Mansfield Medical Center 🍼 | Mansfield, TX | $10,255 | $8,224 | ★ 4/5 | 212 min | — |
| Methodist Richardson Medical Center 🍼 | Richardson, TX | $10,269 | $10,040 | ★ 4/5 | 182 min | — |
| Methodist Southlake Medical Center | Southlake, TX | $11,143 | $7,826 | — | 140 min | — |
| Methodist Celina Medical Center | Celina, TX | $11,143 | $7,510 | — | — | — |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center 🍼 | Dallas, TX | $11,805 | $14,720 | ★ 3/5 | 229 min | — |
| University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston 🍼 | Galveston, TX | $11,985 | $9,345 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| Methodist Charlton Medical Center 🍼 | Dallas, TX | $13,374 | $11,687 | ★ 3/5 | 213 min | — |
| United Regional Health Care System 🍼 | Wichita Falls, TX | $16,194 | $6,439 | ★ 3/5 | 172 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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. 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 $9,267 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($5,487). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10,973).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $21,320 list price could save about $12,053 (57%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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