X-ray of the elbow cost in Texas

Prices at 180 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $326 — 18% above the US median ($276), roughly 9.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $56 $113 — — —
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $63 $33 — — —
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $67 $390 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $68 $101 — 130 min —
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $68 $78 — 116 min —
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $74 $84 ★ 4/5 117 min —
Aspire Hospital Conroe, TX $80 $155 — — —
Kimble Hospital Junction, TX $82 $166 — 129 min —
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $86 $87 ★ 2/5 145 min —
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $86 $87 ★ 5/5 133 min —
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $86 $87 ★ 4/5 152 min —
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $86 $87 ★ 3/5 137 min —
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $86 $88 ★ 3/5 166 min —
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $86 $87 ★ 4/5 156 min —
Graham Regional Medical Center Graham, TX $90 $66 — 131 min —
Ochiltree General Hospital Perryton, TX $96 $106 — 88 min —
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $99 $37 ★ 3/5 198 min —
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $102 $765 ★ 2/5 215 min —
Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital Sonora, TX $117 $101 — 124 min —
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX $119 $548 — — —
Muleshoe Area Medical Center Muleshoe, TX $120 $160 — 113 min —
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $125 $33 ★ 2/5 223 min —
North Austin Medical Center Austin, TX $125 $94 ★ 3/5 163 min —
Tyler County Hospital Woodville, TX $129 $129 — 144 min —
Hardeman County Memorial Hospital Quanah, TX $135 $107 — 94 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)
$639
Cash / self-pay
$326
Insurer-negotiated
$143
Medicare pays
$33
$96$1,425
Median cash $326  ·  Medicare $33  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $326 — about 9.9× the Medicare rate ($33). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($66).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $639 list price could save about $313 (49%).

Estimate what you’ll pay
Quick fill:

Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.

By city

X-ray of the elbow cost in other states

All X-ray of the elbow prices (national) → · All hospitals in Texas →