CashPrice · what hospitals actually charge cash-pay patients — normalized from the federal price-transparency files

Houston, TX — hospital cash prices

Hospitals covered: Houston Methodist Hospital, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Texas Children's Hospital.

Procedure	Cash price	Hospitals
MRI of the Brain (without contrast)	$1,667.36	3
MRI of the Brain (with & without contrast)	$2,417.20	3
MRI of the Lower Back (lumbar spine, without contrast)	$1,929.84	3
MRI of the Neck (cervical spine, without contrast)	$2,078.24	3
MRI of the Knee (without contrast)	$1,610.16	3
MRI of the Shoulder (without contrast)	$1,616.16	3
MRI of the Abdomen (without contrast)	$1,578.48	3
CT Scan of the Head (without contrast)	$1,120	3
CT Scan of the Abdomen & Pelvis (with contrast)	$3,195.84	3
CT Scan of the Chest (without contrast)	$1,346.80	3
Ultrasound of the Abdomen (complete)	$989.50	3
Pelvic Ultrasound (complete)	$1,009.04	3
Screening Mammogram (bilateral)	$238.33	2
Chest X-Ray (2 views)	$389.28	3
Diagnostic Colonoscopy	$1,030.22	2
Colonoscopy with Biopsy	$1,001.72	2
Colonoscopy with Polyp Removal (snare)	$1,012.97	2
Upper Endoscopy (EGD, diagnostic)	$940.84	2
Knee Arthroscopy (meniscectomy)	from $3,286.91	2
Cataract Surgery (one eye)	from $2,318.34	2
Echocardiogram (complete, with Doppler)	$1,776.32	3
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (blood test)	$572.50	3
Lipid Panel (cholesterol blood test)	$97.82	3
Complete Blood Count (CBC with differential)	$119.93	3
Hemoglobin A1C (diabetes blood test)	$93.13	3
Office Visit (established patient, moderate)	$176.88	3
Office Visit (new patient, moderate)	$278.72	3
Vaginal Delivery (global obstetric care)	from $5,205.04	1
Cesarean Delivery (global obstetric care)	from $5,770.94	1
Sleep Study (polysomnography, attended)	$3,818.33	3