Prices at 159 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $372 — 17% above the US median ($318), roughly 9.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Medical Center Harker Heights | Harker Heights, TX | $59 | $229 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital | Austin, TX | $63 | $39 | — | — | — |
| Aspire Hospital | Conroe, TX | $80 | $187 | — | — | — |
| Titus Regional Medical Center | Mount Pleasant, TX | $83 | $27 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc | Harlingen, TX | $104 | $105 | ★ 2/5 | 145 min | — |
| Mission Regional Medical Center | Mission, TX | $104 | $105 | ★ 4/5 | 152 min | — |
| Dallas Regional Medical Center | Mesquite, TX | $104 | $110 | ★ 3/5 | 166 min | — |
| Harlingen Medical Center | Harlingen, TX | $104 | $105 | ★ 4/5 | 156 min | — |
| University Health System | San Antonio, TX | $113 | $150 | ★ 3/5 | 366 min | — |
| University Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | $113 | $150 | ★ 2/5 | 189 min | — |
| Pampa Regional Medical Center | Pampa, TX | $117 | $98 | — | 110 min | — |
| Coleman County Medical Center Company | Coleman, TX | $124 | $104 | — | 130 min | — |
| Sabine County Hospital | Hemphill, TX | $124 | $93 | — | 116 min | — |
| Fisher County Hospital District | Rotan, TX | $125 | $92 | — | 110 min | — |
| Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital | Sweetwater, TX | $128 | $158 | — | 87 min | — |
| Tyler County Hospital | Woodville, TX | $129 | $129 | — | 144 min | — |
| Huntsville Memorial Hospital | Huntsville, TX | $130 | $151 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center | Sherman, TX | $131 | $209 | ★ 2/5 | 156 min | — |
| Hardeman County Memorial Hospital | Quanah, TX | $134 | $106 | — | 94 min | — |
| Bsa Hospital | Amarillo, TX | $138 | $967 | ★ 2/5 | 215 min | — |
| United Regional Health Care System | Wichita Falls, TX | $145 | — | ★ 3/5 | 172 min | — |
| Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital | Nacogdoches, TX | $154 | $110 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | $154 | $39 | ★ 2/5 | 223 min | — |
| Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital | Kenedy, TX | $157 | $132 | — | — | — |
| Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital | Sonora, TX | $159 | $155 | — | 124 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)
Typical cash price here is $372 — about 9.6× the Medicare rate ($39). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($77).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $620 list price could save about $248 (40%).
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