X-ray of the ribs (2 views) cost in Texas

Prices at 182 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $281 — 16% above the US median ($243), roughly 7.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Memorial Hospital Dumas, TX $54 $50 — 81 min —
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $63 $37 — — —
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $65 $26 ★ 3/5 198 min —
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $73 $84 ★ 4/5 117 min —
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $75 $98 — 130 min —
Aspire Hospital Conroe, TX $80 $145 — — —
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 —
CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital Bryan, TX $88 $90 ★ 2/5 158 min —
Kimble Hospital Junction, TX $90 $172 — 129 min —
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $94 $657 ★ 2/5 215 min —
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX $99 $158 ★ 2/5 156 min —
Graham Regional Medical Center Graham, TX $101 $73 — 131 min —
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $103 $69 — 110 min —
University Health System San Antonio, TX $117 $124 ★ 3/5 366 min —
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $117 $124 ★ 2/5 189 min —
Muleshoe Area Medical Center Muleshoe, TX $120 $160 — 113 min —
Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital Sonora, TX $129 $101 — 124 min —
Tyler County Hospital Woodville, TX $129 $129 — 144 min —
Hardeman County Memorial Hospital Quanah, TX $134 $106 — 94 min —
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $141 $125 ★ 2/5 194 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)
$481
Cash / self-pay
$281
Insurer-negotiated
$136
Medicare pays
$36
$91$1,354
Median cash $281  ·  Medicare $36  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $281 — about 7.8× the Medicare rate ($36). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($72).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $481 list price could save about $200 (42%).

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