Heart Attack Cost in Texas — Compare All Hospitals
Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) with complications — discharged alive.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for heart attack. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 3–5 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Emergency department evaluation and cardiac workup
- Inpatient cardiac monitoring (often in a coronary care unit)
- Diagnostic catheterization and any required stenting
- Inpatient medications and routine labs during admission
Usually billed separately
- Cardiologist, ED physician, and any interventional specialist professional fees
- Ambulance transport
- Outpatient cardiac rehab and follow-up visits after discharge
- Long-term medications (antiplatelets, statins, beta-blockers)
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does heart attack best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
Heart-Attack Mortality (30-day)
The single most important quality signal — how often patients survive 30 days after a heart attack at this hospital.
Time to Fibrinolysis (STEMI)
For ST-elevation heart attacks treated with clot-busting drugs, every minute counts. Tracks median minutes from arrival to treatment.
Heart-Attack Readmissions
Reflects discharge planning, medication reconciliation, and outpatient cardiology handoff.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For heart attack, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- Heart-attack admissions aren't shoppable in real time — in an emergency, the hospital that can get a patient to a cath lab fastest is typically the right call regardless of price.
- This page is more useful after discharge to evaluate where care was delivered, or ahead of time for chronic-condition planning.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- During an active heart attack: skip this list and call 911 — go to the nearest hospital with a cardiac cath lab.
- After discharge: was every physician who treated me in-network? (ED, cardiologist, interventionalist, hospitalist often bill separately.)
- What outpatient cardiac rehab program is recommended? Is it covered?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Yoakum Community Hospital
Yoakum, TX
Gross charge $5,207Cash pay $3,384 - 2
Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance
Edinburg, TX
Gross charge $6,072Medicare pays (avg) $6,546 - 3
Starr County Memorial Hospital
Rio Grande City, TX
Gross charge $15,988 - 4
Comanche County Medical Center
Comanche, TX
Gross charge $22,488Cash pay $14,617 - 5
Oakbend Medical Center
Richmond, TX
Gross charge $28,416Cash pay $5,683 - 6
United Regional Health Care System
Wichita Falls, TX
Gross charge $31,193Cash pay $29,633Medicare pays (avg) $6,324 - 7
Paris Regional Health
Paris, TX
Gross charge $31,853Cash pay $11,148Medicare pays (avg) $5,374 - 8
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center
Sherman, TX
Gross charge $35,797Cash pay $10,739 - 9
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center
Seguin, TX
Gross charge $37,428 - 10Gross charge $38,271Cash pay $16,357Medicare pays (avg) $8,383
- 11
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Gross charge $42,404Cash pay $21,202 - 12
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Richardson, TX
Gross charge $42,404Cash pay $21,202Medicare pays (avg) $5,722 - 13
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Gross charge $42,404Cash pay $21,202 - 14
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Mansfield, TX
Gross charge $42,404Cash pay $21,202 - 15
Methodist Southlake Medical Center
Southlake, TX
Gross charge $42,404Cash pay $21,202 - 16
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center
Midlothian, TX
Gross charge $42,404Cash pay $21,202 - 17
Methodist Celina Medical Center
Celina, TX
Gross charge $42,404Cash pay $21,202 - 18
Midland Memorial Hospital
Midland, TX
Gross charge $45,751Cash pay $11,438Medicare pays (avg) $7,096 - 19
UT Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, TX
Gross charge $45,850Cash pay $4,585 - 20
UT Health Carthage
Carthage, TX
Gross charge $45,850Cash pay $4,585 - 21
Ut Health East Texas Athens Hospital
Athens, TX
Gross charge $45,850Cash pay $4,585Medicare pays (avg) $6,535 - 22
UT Health Henderson
Henderson, TX
Gross charge $45,850Cash pay $4,585 - 23
UT Health Pittsburg
Pittsburg, TX
Gross charge $45,850Cash pay $4,585 - 24
UT Health Quitman
Quitman, TX
Gross charge $45,850Cash pay $4,585 - 25
Electra Memorial Hospital
Electra, TX
Gross charge $54,791Cash pay $38,354 - 26
Baptist Beaumont Hospital
Beaumont, TX
Gross charge $64,638Cash pay $8,403 - 27
Elite Hospital Kingwood
Kingwood, TX
Gross charge $67,982Cash pay $33,991 - 28
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Dallas, TX
Gross charge $72,785Cash pay $29,114 - 29Gross charge —
- 30
University Medical Center of El Paso
El Paso, TX
Gross charge — - 31
Laredo Medical Center (Acute Care)
Laredo, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,543 - 32
Covenant Medical Center
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,470 - 33
Ascension Providence Hospital
Waco, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,186 - 34Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,660
- 35
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
Temple, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,215 - 36
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
Austin, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,315 - 37
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital - Lake Jackson, TX
Lake Jackson, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,398 - 38
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving
Irving, TX
Gross charge — - 39
Medical City North Hills
North Richland Hills, TX
Gross charge — - 40
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast (Acute Care)
Pasadena, TX
Gross charge — - 41Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,945
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Medical Center Hospital
Odessa, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,781 - 44
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,199 - 45Gross charge —
- 46
Grace Surgical Hospital
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge — - 47
Methodist Hospital Atascosa
Jourdanton, TX
Gross charge — - 48
Medical City Weatherford
Weatherford, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,050 - 49
Northwest Texas Healthcare System
Amarillo, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,013 - 50
University Health University Hospital
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,389 - 51
HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe
Conroe, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,923 - 52
Hendrick Medical Center
Abilene, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,870 - 53
Faith Community Hospital
Jacksboro, TX
Gross charge — - 54
Harris Health
Houston, TX
Gross charge — - 55
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Waxahachie
Waxahachie, TX
Gross charge — - 56
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,455 - 57
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Uptown
Dallas, TX
Gross charge — - 58
St David's Medical Center
Austin, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,807 - 59
Navarro Regional Hospital
Corsicana, TX
Gross charge — - 60
Matagorda Regional Medical Center
Bay City, TX
Gross charge — - 61
Woodland Heights Medical Center
Lufkin, TX
Gross charge — - 62
Covenant Hospital Plainview
Plainview, TX
Gross charge — - 63
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine
Grapevine, TX
Gross charge — - 64
Shannon Medical Center
San Angelo, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,822 - 65
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood
Brownwood, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,473 - 66
Lake Granbury Medical Center
Granbury, TX
Gross charge — - 67
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
Webster, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,295 - 68
HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest
Houston, TX
Gross charge — - 69
Doctors Hospital of Laredo
Laredo, TX
Gross charge — - 70
Freestone Medical Center
Fairfield, TX
Gross charge — - 71
Medical City Lewisville (Acute Care)
Lewisville, TX
Gross charge — - 72Gross charge —
- 73
HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball
Tomball, TX
Gross charge — - 74
Womans Hospital of Texas,the
Houston, TX
Gross charge — - 75
Medical City Arlington
Arlington, TX
Gross charge — - 76
Dallas Regional Medical Center
Mesquite, TX
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,456 - 77
Longview Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Longview, TX
Gross charge — - 78
Rio Grande Regional Hospital (Acute Care)
Mcallen, TX
Gross charge — - 79
St David's South Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,916 - 80Gross charge —
- 81
Covenant Hospital Levelland
Levelland, TX
Gross charge — - 82
Corpus Christi Medical Center,the
Corpus Christi, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,441 - 83
Texas Orthopedic Hospital
Houston, TX
Gross charge — - 84
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 85
Medical City Las Colinas
Irving, TX
Gross charge — - 86
Physicians Centre,the
Bryan, TX
Gross charge — - 87Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,457
- 88
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco
Frisco, TX
Gross charge — - 89
Harlingen Medical Center
Harlingen, TX
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,708 - 90
South Texas Spine and Surgical Hospital
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge — - 91
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital
The Woodlands, TX
Gross charge — - 92
BSW Texas Spine & Joint Hospital
Tyler, TX
Gross charge — - 93
Ascension Seton Southwest Hospital
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 94
Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 95Gross charge —
- 96
Usmd Hospital at Arlington L P
Arlington, TX
Gross charge — - 97
Baylor Surgical Hospital at Las Colinas
Irving, TX
Gross charge — - 98
Lubbock Heart Surgery
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge — - 99
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital - Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge — - 100
Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club
Trophy Club, TX
Gross charge — - 101Gross charge —
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- 103Gross charge —
- 104
San Antonio VA Medical Center (va South Texas Healthcare System)
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge — - 105
Medina Regional Hospital
Hondo, TX
Gross charge — - 106
Coon Memorial Hospital
Dalhart, TX
Gross charge — - 107
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes
Burnet, TX
Gross charge — - 108
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis
Luling, TX
Gross charge — - 109
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor
Taylor, TX
Gross charge — - 110
Mid Coast Medical Center - Central
Llano, TX
Gross charge — - 111
Pampa Regional Medical Center
Pampa, TX
Gross charge — - 112
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood
Kingwood, TX
Gross charge — - 113Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,078
- 114
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock
Round Rock, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,145 - 115
Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital
Round Rock, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,223 - 116
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital
Cedar Park, TX
Gross charge — - 117
North Central Surgical Center Hospital
Dallas, TX
Gross charge — - 118
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital
Sugar Land, TX
Gross charge — - 119
Ascension Seton Hays
Kyle, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,152 - 120Gross charge —
- 121
Baylor Scott and White Orthopedic and Spine Hospi
Arlington, TX
Gross charge — - 122
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage
Houston, TX
Gross charge — - 123Gross charge —
- 124
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney
Mc Kinney, TX
Gross charge — - 125
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station
College Station, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,852 - 126
Medical City Alliance
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge — - 127
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls
Marble Falls, TX
Gross charge — - 128
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville (Building 1)
Pflugerville, TX
Gross charge — - 129Gross charge —
- 130
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 131
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield
Mansfield, TX
Gross charge — - 132
Jps Health Network
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge — - 133
North Texas Medical Center
Gainesville, TX
Gross charge — - 134
South Texas Health System
Edinburg, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,927 - 135
Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital
Jasper, TX
Gross charge — - 136
Medical City Denton
Denton, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,461 - 137
HCA Houston Healthcare West
Houston, TX
Gross charge — - 138
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,433 - 139
University Medical Center
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,734 - 140
Palestine Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palestine, TX
Gross charge — - 141
Ennis Regional Medical Center
Ennis, TX
Gross charge — - 142
Mc Camey Hospital
Mccamey, TX
Gross charge — - 143
Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand Oaks
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge — - 144
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland
Pearland, TX
Gross charge — - 145
The Hospitals of Providence Horizon City Campus
Horizon City, TX
Gross charge — - 146
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital
Cypress, TX
Gross charge — - 147Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,630
- 148
CHRISTUS Outpatient Pavilion St. Elizabeth
Beaumont, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,521 - 149
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,059 - 150
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Beeville
Beeville, TX
Gross charge — - 151
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler
Tyler, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,790 - 152
DeTar Hospital Navarro
Victoria, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,043 - 153
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Kleberg
Kingsville, TX
Gross charge — - 154Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,610
- 155
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Sulphur Springs (Acute Care)
Sulphur Springs, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,987 - 156
Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,532 - 157
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos
San Marcos, TX
Gross charge — - 158
St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital - Livingston, TX
Livingston, TX
Gross charge — - 159
Christus St Michael Health System (Acute Care)
Texarkana, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,261 - 160
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Alice
Alice, TX
Gross charge — - 161
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Winnsboro
Winnsboro, TX
Gross charge — - 162Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,148
- 163
Methodist Hospital Stone Oak
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,965 - 164Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,159
- 165
Christus Mother Frances Hospital- Jacksonville
Jacksonville, TX
Gross charge — - 166
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital - The Woodlands, TX
The Woodlands, TX
Gross charge — - 167
Texas Health Hospital Frisco
Frisco, TX
Gross charge —
28 Texas hospitals publish gross charges for heart attack (DRG 281). Prices range from $5,207 to $72,785 — roughly $67,579 apart. The cheapest is Yoakum Community Hospital in Yoakum; the most expensive is Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas. The state average sits at $40,378.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of heart attack. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists heart attack at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling heart attack in Texas, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Texas hospitals missing from the list either don't perform heart attack in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 281 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.