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Smear for Infectious Agents Cost in Texas
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 394 Texas hospitals. CPT 87210. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $70.02
📉 Low $2.00
📈 High $1,020
🏥 394 hospitals
🏛️ 283 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Texas
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 394 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | Cigna | UHC | Humana | Centene | MultiPlan | Molina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOMAR REHABILITATION CENTER NACOGDOCHES |
$2.00 | $4.00 | $6.00 | — | $3.00 | — | — | $6.00 | $8.00 |
| NACOGDOCHES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NACOGDOCHES |
$2.00 | $4.00 | $6.00 | — | $3.00 | — | — | $6.00 | $8.00 |
| DALLAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MESQUITE |
$5.00 | $4.89 | $3.49 | $4.89 | $4.89 | — | $4.89 | $6.11 | $5.18 |
| HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER HARLINGEN |
$5.00 | $5.82 | $5.59 | $5.82 | $4.89 | $5.82 | $4.89 | — | $5.18 |
| MISSION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MISSION |
$5.00 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $3.58 | — | $4.89 | — | $5.18 |
| DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS |
$5.00 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $4.89 | $5.82 | $4.89 | — | $6.11 |
| KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER WESLACO |
$5.00 | $5.82 | — | $5.82 | $4.89 | — | $4.89 | $6.11 | $5.18 |
| BSA HARRINGTON CANCER CENTER AMARILLO |
$5.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BSA HOSPITAL AMARILLO |
$5.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHRISTUS HEALTH PALESTINE PALESTINE |
$5.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FAMILY CARE CENTER AT BOGATA MT. PLEASANT |
$6.00 | $10.00 | $3.14 | $8.00 | $4.20 | $4.20 | — | — | — |
| FAMILY CARE CENTER AT DAINGERFIELD DAINGERFIELD |
$6.00 | $10.00 | $3.14 | $8.00 | $4.20 | $4.20 | — | — | — |
| FAMILY CARE CENTER AT DAINGERFIELD DAINGERFIELD |
$6.00 | $10.00 | $3.14 | $8.00 | $4.20 | $4.20 | — | — | — |
| FAMILY CARE CENTER MOUNT VERNON MOUNT VERNON |
$6.00 | $10.00 | $3.14 | $8.00 | $4.20 | $4.20 | — | — | — |
| FAMILY CARE CENTER MOUNT VERNON MOUNT VERNON |
$6.00 | $10.00 | $3.14 | $8.00 | $4.20 | $4.20 | — | — | — |
| FAMILY CARE CENTER MOUNT PLEASANT MT. PLEASANT |
$6.00 | $10.00 | $3.14 | $8.00 | $4.20 | $4.20 | — | — | — |
| TITUS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MT. PLEASANT |
$6.00 | $10.00 | $3.14 | $8.00 | $4.20 | $4.20 | — | — | — |
| VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER - BROWNSVILLE BROWNSVILLE |
$6.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT SOUTHWESTERN WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS, JR. UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DALLAS |
$7.50 | $1.89 | $5.38 | $6.31 | $4.20 | $6.05 | $5.82 | $8.10 | $4.89 |
| VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER - WESLACO WESLACO |
$8.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER - HARLINGEN HARLINGEN |
$8.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTHWEST TEXAS HOSPITAL AMARILLO |
$8.40 | — | $4.62 | $7.87 | $3.49 | — | — | $16.80 | $4.54 |
| TMC BONHAM HOSPITAL BONHAM |
$8.80 | $18.00 | $20.00 | $13.00 | $12.00 | — | — | — | — |
| LEGENT NORTH HOUSTON SURGICAL HOSPITAL TOMBALL |
$10.00 | $6.34 | $4.42 | $5.82 | $2.10 | — | — | — | — |
| LAMB HEALTHCARE CENTER LITTLEFIELD |
$10.00 | $21.00 | $14.00 | $17.00 | — | $20.00 | — | — | — |
| EASTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EASTLAND |
$10.00 | $14.00 | — | — | $12.00 | — | — | — | — |
| HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE CONROE CONROE |
$10.19 | $3.57 | $5.28 | $5.82 | $1.79 | $5.82 | — | $7.64 | $5.38 |
| UT HEALTH SAN ANTONIO MULTISPECIALTY AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL SAN ANTONIO |
$11.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER GAINESVILLE |
$12.00 | $6.00 | $29.00 | $18.00 | $42.00 | — | — | $32.00 | — |
| HUNTSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUNTSVILLE |
$12.00 | $24.00 | — | $56.00 | — | $38.00 | — | $42.00 | — |
| NOCONA GENERAL HOSPITAL NOCONA |
$12.51 | — | — | $48.80 | $107 | $45.75 | — | $53.68 | — |
| UTMB ANGLETON-DANBURY MEDICAL CENTER GALVESTON |
$13.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HANSFORD COUNTY HOSPITAL SPEARMAN |
$14.00 | $13.00 | — | $16.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOODALL-WITCHER HEALTHCARE CLIFTON |
$14.00 | $13.98 | — | — | $14.90 | — | — | $17.60 | — |
| AHS SHERMAN MEDICAL CENTER SHERMAN |
$15.49 | — | $5.82 | $18.74 | $5.82 | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH PITTSBURG PITTSBURG |
$15.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NACOGDOCHES MEDICAL CENTER NACOGDOCHES |
$16.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANSON GENERAL HOSPITAL ANSON |
$17.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANSON FAMILY WELLNESS CLINIC ANSON |
$17.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH QUITMAN QUITMAN |
$17.81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LIBERTY-DAYTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LIBERTY |
$18.00 | $25.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $25.00 | $18.00 | — | — | — |
| PAMPA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PAMPA |
$18.00 | $5.06 | $5.70 | — | $6.98 | — | $8.21 | — | $6.11 |
| UT HEALTH HENDERSON HENDERSON |
$18.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DRISCOLL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPUS CHRISTI |
$18.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT EDNA |
$19.00 | $14.00 | $18.00 | $20.00 | $19.00 | $17.00 | — | — | — |
| STARR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RIO GRANDE CITY |
$19.00 | $19.00 | $5.70 | — | $5.42 | — | $5.87 | — | $5.04 |
| ASCENSION SETON MEDICAL CENTER AUSTIN AUSTIN |
$19.98 | $3.59 | $5.82 | $12.17 | $3.59 | $5.82 | $4.88 | — | — |
| ASCENSION SETON SOUTHWEST HOSPITAL AUSTIN |
$19.98 | $3.59 | $5.82 | $12.17 | $3.59 | $5.82 | $4.88 | — | — |
| ASCENSION SETON NORTHWEST HOSPITAL AUSTIN |
$19.98 | $3.59 | $5.82 | $12.17 | $3.59 | $5.82 | $4.88 | — | — |
| ASCENSION SETON MEDICAL CENTER HAYS KYLE |
$19.98 | $3.59 | $5.82 | $12.17 | $3.59 | $5.82 | $4.88 | — | — |
| UT HEALTH NORTH CAMPUS TYLER TYLER |
$20.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY DIALYSIS WEST SAN ANTONIO |
$20.25 | $4.89 | $5.82 | — | $4.89 | $5.82 | $5.04 | $5.82 | $5.18 |
| MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE FORT WORTH |
$20.37 | $5.82 | $5.28 | $2.75 | $4.62 | $5.82 | $1.43 | $14.26 | $5.38 |
| MEDICAL CITY SURGICAL HOSPITAL ALLIANCE FORT WORTH |
$20.37 | $5.82 | $5.28 | $2.75 | $4.62 | $5.82 | $1.43 | $14.26 | $5.38 |
| MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS IRVING |
$20.37 | $5.82 | $5.28 | $2.75 | $3.63 | $5.82 | $1.43 | $14.26 | $5.38 |
| FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC MARLIN |
$20.77 | $23.28 | $20.77 | $5.19 | $5.82 | $5.82 | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE |
$21.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DRISCOLL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RIO GRANDE VALLEY EDINBURG |
$21.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH CARTHAGE CARTHAGE |
$21.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOLDEN PLAINS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BORGER |
$21.70 | $11.64 | $7.13 | $5.70 | $6.98 | $7.13 | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 87210, 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: $40.40 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 394 Texas hospitals above publish for Smear for infectious agents — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does smear for infectious agents cost in Texas?
- Cash prices for smear for infectious agents (CPT 87210) in Texas range from $2.00 to $1,020, with a median of $70.02. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest smear for infectious agents in Texas?
- The cheapest Texas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $2.00. 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 87210 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.