Emergency Department Visit for Problem That May Not Require Health Care Professi… Cost in Texas
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 367 Texas hospitals. CPT 99281. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $252
📉 Low $12.00
📈 High $1,561
🏥 367 hospitals
🏛️ 272 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $10.97
Hospital comparison — Texas
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 367 hospitals.
Billed more than $252 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Humana | Molina | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NACOGDOCHES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NACOGDOCHES |
$12.00 | $23.00 | $33.00 | — | — | $82.00 | $86.00 | $33.00 | — |
| ST. LUKE'S HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SAN AUGUSTINE SAN AUGUSTINE |
$12.75 | $44.63 | $21.25 | $15.30 | $43.35 | $59.50 | — | $57.80 | — |
| ST LUKE'S HEALTH - MEMORIAL LIVINGSTON LIVINGSTON |
$12.75 | $8.93 | $51.85 | $8.50 | $8.67 | $40.80 | — | $57.80 | — |
| ST LUKES HEALTH MEMORIAL LUFKIN LUFKIN |
$12.75 | $7.14 | $53.55 | $6.80 | $6.94 | $43.35 | — | $57.80 | — |
| DRISCOLL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPUS CHRISTI |
$15.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASPIRE HOSPITAL CONROE |
$16.00 | $63.00 | $63.00 | — | $46.00 | $115 | — | — | — |
| DRISCOLL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RIO GRANDE VALLEY EDINBURG |
$18.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHRISTUS HEALTH PALESTINE PALESTINE |
$21.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOCONA GENERAL HOSPITAL NOCONA |
$21.84 | — | — | $102 | $116 | $109 | — | $128 | — |
| CHAMBERS HEALTH ANAHUAC |
$22.00 | $9.00 | $14.00 | — | $14.00 | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH PITTSBURG PITTSBURG |
$25.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LIBERTY-DAYTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LIBERTY |
$26.00 | $35.00 | $22.00 | $35.00 | $22.00 | $26.00 | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH QUITMAN QUITMAN |
$27.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH CARTHAGE CARTHAGE |
$29.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE |
$29.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH ATHENS ATHENS |
$30.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GUADALUPE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SEGUIN |
$34.50 | $238 | $10.36 | $49.50 | $59.40 | $56.10 | — | — | $10.36 |
| VAL VERDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DEL RIO |
$34.55 | $31.89 | $40.39 | $46.77 | $47.84 | $90.29 | — | — | — |
| CRANE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CRANE |
$35.00 | $31.00 | — | $31.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARKVIEW HOSPITAL WHEELER |
$35.70 | $31.50 | — | $36.54 | $42.00 | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH NORTH CAMPUS TYLER TYLER |
$36.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE HOSPITALS OF PROVIDENCE MEMORIAL CAMPUS EL PASO |
$37.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NACOGDOCHES MEDICAL CENTER NACOGDOCHES |
$37.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER - BROWNSVILLE BROWNSVILLE |
$37.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE HOSPITALS OF PROVIDENCE TRANSMOUNTAIN CAMPUS EL PASO |
$37.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FOX RURAL HEALTH CLINIC CHILDRESS |
$38.19 | $26.73 | $30.55 | $19.10 | $27.73 | $205 | — | — | $139 |
| UT HEALTH HENDERSON HENDERSON |
$38.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OTTO KAISER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL KENEDY |
$39.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UTMB ANGLETON-DANBURY MEDICAL CENTER GALVESTON |
$41.82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COCHRAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MORTON |
$43.00 | $36.98 | — | $23.65 | — | — | — | — | $12.22 |
| ASCENSION SETON CEDAR PARK CEDAR PARK |
$43.12 | $14.47 | $523 | $14.47 | $739 | $274 | — | — | $37.32 |
| THE HOSPITALS OF PROVIDENCE - SPECIALTY CAMPUS EL PASO |
$45.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE HOSPITALS OF PROVIDENCE EAST CAMPUS EL PASO |
$45.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE HOSPITALS OF PROVIDENCE SIERRA CAMPUS EL PASO |
$45.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE TEXAS SPINE AND JOINT HOSPITAL TYLER |
$46.80 | $80.89 | — | $80.12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MEDICAL ARTS HOSPITAL LAMESA |
$51.00 | — | $22.76 | $10.96 | $10.96 | $10.96 | $22.76 | — | $10.96 |
| VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER - HARLINGEN HARLINGEN |
$55.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER - WESLACO WESLACO |
$55.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SEYMOUR HOSPITAL SEYMOUR |
$56.00 | $64.00 | $56.00 | $52.00 | $64.00 | $52.00 | — | — | $80.00 |
| GOLDEN PLAINS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BORGER |
$56.70 | $48.60 | $18.63 | $18.63 | $14.90 | $18.63 | — | — | — |
| STEPHENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BRECKENRIDGE |
$58.80 | $67.20 | $67.20 | $30.24 | $59.64 | $30.24 | — | — | — |
| TMC BONHAM HOSPITAL BONHAM |
$60.50 | $119 | $133 | $81.00 | $89.00 | — | — | — | — |
| ANSON GENERAL HOSPITAL ANSON |
$64.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER GAINESVILLE |
$66.00 | $70.00 | $85.00 | $85.00 | $105 | $85.00 | $85.00 | $184 | — |
| TYLER COUNTY HOSPITAL WOODVILLE |
$71.00 | $47.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTHWEST HILLS SURGICAL HOSPITAL AUSTIN |
$72.00 | $14.47 | $523 | $14.47 | $739 | $274 | — | — | $37.32 |
| FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC MARLIN |
$72.00 | $313 | $72.00 | $63.00 | $72.00 | $75.09 | — | — | — |
| YOAKUM COUNTY HOSPITAL DENVER CITY |
$73.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BSA HOSPITAL AMARILLO |
$74.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BSA HARRINGTON CANCER CENTER AMARILLO |
$74.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PECOS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FORT STOCKTON |
$75.00 | $63.00 | $45.00 | — | $60.00 | $80.00 | — | $90.00 | — |
| EMINENT MEDICAL CENTER RICHARDSON |
$75.09 | $495 | $550 | $178 | $151 | — | — | — | — |
| STONEWALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASPERMONT |
$75.75 | $91.91 | $24.21 | $24.21 | $80.80 | $24.21 | — | — | — |
| GOODALL-WITCHER HEALTHCARE CLIFTON |
$76.30 | $76.21 | — | $81.21 | — | — | — | $95.92 | — |
| UT SOUTHWESTERN WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS, JR. UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DALLAS |
$78.00 | $11.53 | $26.60 | $11.55 | $65.01 | $11.53 | $12.85 | $69.10 | $11.30 |
| PAMPA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PAMPA |
$79.00 | $34.29 | $33.60 | $51.44 | — | — | $19.50 | — | — |
| CONNALLY MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTERS - MAIN CAMPUS FLORESVILLE |
$79.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COLUMBUS |
$81.75 | $200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER WESLACO |
$84.00 | $51.36 | — | $51.36 | $51.36 | — | $51.36 | $88.49 | $51.36 |
| MISSION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MISSION |
$84.00 | $51.36 | $84.28 | $51.36 | $51.36 | — | $51.36 | — | $51.36 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99281, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $183 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $252 for this?
That is the median of what the 367 Texas hospitals above publish for Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professi… — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 99281 in Texas, Medicare reimburses about $10.97 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Texas range from $12.00 to $1,561 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 23.0x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professi… cost in Texas?
- Cash prices for emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professi… (CPT 99281) in Texas range from $12.00 to $1,561, with a median of $252. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professi… in Texas?
- The cheapest Texas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $12.00. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Texas facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 99281 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.