Emergency Department Visit with Straightforward Medical Decision Making Cost in Texas
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 364 Texas hospitals. CPT 99282. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $499
📉 Low $24.00
📈 High $10,806
🏥 364 hospitals
🏛️ 269 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $40.24
Hospital comparison — Texas
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 364 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | UHC | Aetna | Cigna | Humana | Molina | Centene | MultiPlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NACOGDOCHES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NACOGDOCHES |
$24.00 | $43.00 | — | $63.00 | — | $152 | $159 | — | $63.00 |
| NOCONA GENERAL HOSPITAL NOCONA |
$27.85 | — | $128 | — | $163 | $153 | — | — | $180 |
| CHRISTUS HEALTH PALESTINE PALESTINE |
$33.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHAMBERS HEALTH ANAHUAC |
$44.00 | $18.00 | — | $29.00 | $29.00 | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH PITTSBURG PITTSBURG |
$44.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH QUITMAN QUITMAN |
$47.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH CARTHAGE CARTHAGE |
$49.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE |
$50.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH ATHENS ATHENS |
$50.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASPIRE HOSPITAL CONROE |
$59.00 | $122 | — | $122 | $88.00 | $221 | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH NORTH CAMPUS TYLER TYLER |
$64.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GUADALUPE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SEGUIN |
$64.50 | $433 | $93.00 | $38.14 | $112 | $105 | — | $38.14 | — |
| UT HEALTH HENDERSON HENDERSON |
$65.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VAL VERDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DEL RIO |
$66.87 | $61.73 | $90.53 | $78.19 | $92.59 | $164 | — | — | — |
| MEDICAL ARTS HOSPITAL LAMESA |
$69.00 | — | $35.46 | $35.46 | $40.01 | $40.01 | $35.46 | $27.70 | — |
| OTTO KAISER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL KENEDY |
$69.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARKVIEW HOSPITAL WHEELER |
$69.70 | $61.50 | $71.34 | — | $82.00 | — | — | — | — |
| BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE TEXAS SPINE AND JOINT HOSPITAL TYLER |
$75.00 | $149 | $148 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SEYMOUR HOSPITAL SEYMOUR |
$81.20 | $92.80 | $75.40 | $81.20 | $92.80 | $75.40 | — | $116 | — |
| COCHRAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MORTON |
$82.12 | $70.62 | $45.17 | — | — | — | — | $44.83 | — |
| FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC MARLIN |
$82.40 | $576 | $72.10 | $82.40 | $82.40 | $140 | — | — | — |
| UTMB ANGLETON-DANBURY MEDICAL CENTER GALVESTON |
$83.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FOX RURAL HEALTH CLINIC CHILDRESS |
$84.87 | $40.06 | $42.44 | $67.90 | $61.62 | $205 | — | $139 | — |
| TMC BONHAM HOSPITAL BONHAM |
$85.80 | $170 | $116 | $190 | $127 | — | — | — | — |
| STONEWALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASPERMONT |
$86.25 | $105 | $162 | $72.45 | $92.00 | $162 | — | — | — |
| BSA HARRINGTON CANCER CENTER AMARILLO |
$87.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BSA HOSPITAL AMARILLO |
$87.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STEPHENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BRECKENRIDGE |
$88.20 | $101 | $45.36 | $126 | $89.46 | $68.04 | — | — | — |
| LIBERTY-DAYTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LIBERTY |
$91.00 | $124 | $124 | $78.00 | $78.00 | $91.00 | — | — | — |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COLUMBUS |
$96.00 | $400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOODALL-WITCHER HEALTHCARE CLIFTON |
$104 | $103 | $110 | — | — | — | — | — | $130 |
| YOAKUM COUNTY HOSPITAL DENVER CITY |
$105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PECOS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FORT STOCKTON |
$113 | $95.00 | — | $68.00 | $90.00 | $120 | — | — | $135 |
| NORTHWEST HILLS SURGICAL HOSPITAL AUSTIN |
$117 | $14.47 | $14.47 | $676 | $1,509 | $477 | — | $38.17 | — |
| UT SOUTHWESTERN WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS, JR. UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DALLAS |
$117 | $42.44 | $41.09 | $47.25 | $127 | $42.44 | $41.09 | $41.26 | $132 |
| HARDEMAN COUNTY CLINIC QUANAH |
$120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARDEMAN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL QUANAH |
$120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANSON GENERAL HOSPITAL ANSON |
$123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SETON MEDICAL CENTER WILLIAMSON ROUND ROCK |
$125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SETON BASTROP BASTROP |
$125 | $14.47 | $11.12 | $153 | $1,509 | $153 | — | $38.17 | — |
| ASCENSION SETON SMITHVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL SMITHVILLE |
$125 | $14.47 | $11.12 | $676 | $1,509 | $477 | — | $38.17 | — |
| RANKIN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CLINIC RANKIN |
$129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER GAINESVILLE |
$135 | $128 | $156 | $156 | $216 | $156 | $156 | — | $379 |
| EMINENT MEDICAL CENTER RICHARDSON |
$140 | $810 | $311 | $550 | $271 | — | — | — | — |
| GOLDEN PLAINS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BORGER |
$144 | $124 | $47.38 | $47.38 | $37.90 | $47.38 | — | — | — |
| CROSBYTON CLINIC HOSPITAL CROSBYTON |
$146 | $117 | $92.00 | $28.00 | $110 | — | — | — | — |
| DALLAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MESQUITE |
$153 | $51.36 | $51.36 | $153 | $10.57 | — | $51.36 | $51.36 | $161 |
| HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER HARLINGEN |
$153 | $51.36 | $51.23 | $153 | $51.36 | $153 | $51.34 | $51.35 | — |
| MISSION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MISSION |
$153 | $51.36 | $51.36 | $153 | $51.36 | — | $51.36 | $51.36 | — |
| KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER WESLACO |
$153 | $51.36 | $51.36 | — | $51.36 | — | $51.36 | $51.36 | $161 |
| DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS |
$153 | $153 | $51.36 | $153 | $153 | $153 | $161 | $51.36 | — |
| DRISCOLL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPUS CHRISTI |
$156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EL CAMPO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EL CAMPO |
$165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MID COAST WELLCARE TRINITY TRINITY |
$165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MIDCOAST MEDICAL CENTER BELLVILLE BELLVILLE |
$165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LLANO REGIONAL HOSPITAL LLANO |
$165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PANHANDLE SURGICAL HOSPITAL AMARILLO |
$170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARKLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DALLAS |
$172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST LUKES HEALTH MEMORIAL LUFKIN LUFKIN |
$174 | $97.70 | $93.04 | $150 | $94.91 | $150 | — | — | $791 |
| ST LUKE'S HEALTH - MEMORIAL LIVINGSTON LIVINGSTON |
$174 | $122 | $116 | $159 | $119 | $159 | — | — | $791 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99282, 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: $322 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $499 for this?
That is the median of what the 364 Texas hospitals above publish for Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making — 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 99282 in Texas, Medicare reimburses about $40.24 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Texas range from $24.00 to $10,806 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 12.4x 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 with straightforward medical decision making cost in Texas?
- Cash prices for emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making (CPT 99282) in Texas range from $24.00 to $10,806, with a median of $499. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making in Texas?
- The cheapest Texas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $24.00. 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 99282 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.