Texas Children's Hospital
6621 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
About Texas Children's
Texas Children's Hospital is located at 6621 Fannin Street in Houston's Texas Medical Center district. The hospital is one of 33 hospitals in the Houston metro area that publishes pricing data.
Texas Children's Hospital publishes pricing information for 1,432,826 items across 13 procedures, with 930 payer rate entries in their pricing file last updated March 5, 2026. The hospital offers consistent cash discounts of approximately 33% off gross charges across all published procedures. Emergency visit prices range from $2,032 for moderate level visits to $5,392 for critical level visits, while diagnostic imaging procedures like CT scans with contrast are priced at $7,303 gross charge with cash rates at $4,893.01.
About This Data
Texas Children's Hospital publishes this pricing data as required by the CMS Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR § 180). The hospital's machine-readable file is published in CSV format and includes gross charges, cash/self-pay discounts, and payer-specific negotiated rates.
We are not affiliated with Texas Children's Hospital. This page presents publicly available pricing data published by the hospital in compliance with federal regulations.
File last updated: 2026-03-05. Accessed by us: 2026-04-13. We check for changes weekly.
If you believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We'll review it against the source file within 5 business days.
Published Prices by Procedure
Echocardiogram
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Transthoracic Echocardiogram with Doppler (93306) | $2,743.65 |
ER Visit
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| ER Visit Level 3 (Moderate) (99283) | $1,361.44 |
| ER Visit Level 4 (High/Urgent) (99284) | $2,562.08 |
| ER Visit Level 5 (Critical) (99285) | $3,612.64 |
| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| MRI Brain Without Contrast (70551) | $2,782.51 |
| MRI Lumbar Spine Without Contrast (72148) | $3,694.38 |
Chest X-ray
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Chest X-ray, 2 Views (71046) | $361.8 |
CT Scan
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast (74176) | $3,980.47 |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis with Contrast (74177) | $4,893.01 |
Ultrasound
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Abdominal Ultrasound, Complete (76700) | $946.71 |
| Pelvic Ultrasound, Complete (76856) | $1,015.05 |
Lab Work
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) (80053) | $706.18 |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential (85025) | $142.04 |
Pricing Patterns at Texas Children's
Texas Children's Hospital offers cash prices that are approximately 33% lower than gross charges across all services, with cash discounts ranging from $178.20 for basic blood work to $3,779.36 for advanced imaging. The cash price for several services falls below some insured rates, such as the MRI Brain Without Contrast at $2,782.51 cash versus insured rates up to $3,945.35. Emergency room visits show significant price variation, with Level 5 critical visits at $5,392 gross charge compared to $3,612.64 cash price.
Texas Children's vs Houston Hospitals
How Texas Children's's cash prices compare to the median across hospitals in the Houston area with published prices for each procedure.
| Procedure | Texas Children's | vs Median |
|---|---|---|
| Echocardiogram 33 hospitals | $2,743.65 | near median |
| ER Visit 33 hospitals | $1,361.44 | 41% above median |
| MRI 33 hospitals | $2,782.51 | 69% above median |
| Chest X-ray 33 hospitals | $361.8 | 37% below median |
| CT Scan 33 hospitals | $3,980.47 | 30% below median |
| Ultrasound 33 hospitals | $946.71 | 6% below median |
| Lab Work 33 hospitals | $142.04 | 51% above median |
"Cash price" is each hospital's published self-pay/discounted rate. Median is calculated across Houston hospitals that publish a cash price for the same procedure. Multi-code procedures use each hospital's lowest valid price as its representative value.
Understanding the Columns
Gross Charge: The chargemaster price before any discounts. Rarely what patients pay. It is primarily a starting point for insurance negotiations.
Cash/Self-Pay: The discounted rate hospitals offer to uninsured patients. Ask about financial assistance programs for further reductions.
Insured Range: Lowest to highest negotiated rates across all payers. Medicare rates are typically lowest; commercial plan rates highest.
About Facility Fees
Prices shown are facility fees only. You'll also receive separate bills from the physician performing the procedure.
Imaging procedures include a facility fee plus a radiologist's reading fee. Surgical procedures add surgeon, anesthesia, and pathology fees.
For a more complete estimate, contact the hospital's financial counselling office or your insurer to request a pre-service cost estimate that includes all expected professional fees.
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Data Source
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Texas Children's Hospital
File updated: 2026-03-05 · Accessed by us: 2026-04-13
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