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
Comanche County Medical Center
Comanche, TX
Gross charge $22,488Cash pay $14,617 - 3
Oakbend Medical Center
Richmond, TX
Gross charge $28,416Cash pay $5,683 - 4
Hunt Regional Medical Center
Greenville, TX
Gross charge $28,955Cash pay $18,821 - 5
United Regional Health Care System
Wichita Falls, TX
Gross charge $31,193Cash pay $29,633 - 6
Paris Regional Health
Paris, TX
Gross charge $31,853Cash pay $11,148 - 7
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center
Sherman, TX
Gross charge $35,797Cash pay $10,739 - 8
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center
Seguin, TX
Gross charge $37,428 - 9Gross charge $38,271Cash pay $16,357
- 10
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Gross charge $42,404Cash pay $21,202 - 11
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Richardson, TX
Gross charge $42,404Cash pay $21,202 - 12
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Gross charge $42,404Cash pay $21,202 - 13
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Mansfield, TX
Gross charge $42,404Cash pay $21,202 - 14
Methodist Southlake Medical Center
Southlake, TX
Gross charge $42,404Cash pay $21,202 - 15
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center
Midlothian, TX
Gross charge $42,404Cash pay $21,202 - 16
Methodist Celina Medical Center
Celina, TX
Gross charge $42,404Cash pay $21,202 - 17
Midland Memorial Hospital
Midland, TX
Gross charge $45,751Cash pay $11,438 - 18
UT Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, TX
Gross charge $45,850Cash pay $4,585 - 19
UT Health Carthage
Carthage, TX
Gross charge $45,850Cash pay $4,585 - 20
Ut Health East Texas Athens Hospital
Athens, TX
Gross charge $45,850Cash pay $4,585 - 21
UT Health Henderson
Henderson, TX
Gross charge $45,850Cash pay $4,585 - 22
UT Health Pittsburg
Pittsburg, TX
Gross charge $45,850Cash pay $4,585 - 23
UT Health Quitman
Quitman, TX
Gross charge $45,850Cash pay $4,585 - 24
Electra Memorial Hospital
Electra, TX
Gross charge $54,791Cash pay $38,354 - 25
Baptist Beaumont Hospital
Beaumont, TX
Gross charge $64,638Cash pay $8,403 - 26
Elite Hospital Kingwood
Kingwood, TX
Gross charge $67,982Cash pay $33,991 - 27
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Dallas, TX
Gross charge $72,785Cash pay $29,114 - 28Gross charge —
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Jps Health Network
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge — - 31
Covenant Medical Center
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge — - 32
Ascension Providence Hospital
Waco, TX
Gross charge — - 33Gross charge —
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
Temple, TX
Gross charge — - 35
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 36
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital - Lake Jackson, TX
Lake Jackson, TX
Gross charge — - 37
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving
Irving, TX
Gross charge — - 38
North Texas Medical Center
Gainesville, TX
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Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge — - 42
Ascension Seton Smithville Hospital
Smithville, TX
Gross charge — - 43Gross charge —
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Grace Surgical Hospital
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge — - 45Gross charge —
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Hendrick Medical Center
Abilene, TX
Gross charge — - 47
Faith Community Hospital
Jacksboro, TX
Gross charge — - 48
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Waxahachie
Waxahachie, TX
Gross charge — - 49
St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital - Livingston, TX
Livingston, TX
Gross charge — - 50
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Uptown
Dallas, TX
Gross charge — - 51
Covenant Hospital Plainview
Plainview, TX
Gross charge — - 52
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine
Grapevine, TX
Gross charge — - 53
Shannon Medical Center
San Angelo, TX
Gross charge — - 54
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood
Brownwood, TX
Gross charge — - 55
Doctors Hospital of Laredo
Laredo, TX
Gross charge — - 56
Freestone Medical Center
Fairfield, TX
Gross charge — - 57
Dallas Regional Medical Center
Mesquite, TX
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,456 - 58
Rio Grande Regional Hospital (Acute Care)
Mcallen, TX
Gross charge — - 59Gross charge —
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Covenant Hospital Levelland
Levelland, TX
Gross charge — - 61Gross charge —
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco
Frisco, TX
Gross charge — - 63
Harlingen Medical Center
Harlingen, TX
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,708 - 64
BSW Texas Spine & Joint Hospital
Tyler, TX
Gross charge — - 65
Ascension Seton Southwest Hospital
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 66
Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 67
Usmd Hospital at Arlington L P
Arlington, TX
Gross charge — - 68Gross charge —
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Medina Regional Hospital
Hondo, TX
Gross charge — - 72
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes
Burnet, TX
Gross charge — - 73
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis
Luling, TX
Gross charge — - 74
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor
Taylor, TX
Gross charge — - 75
Mid Coast Medical Center - Central
Llano, TX
Gross charge — - 76
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham
Brenham, TX
Gross charge — - 77
Pampa Regional Medical Center
Pampa, TX
Gross charge — - 78
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood
Kingwood, TX
Gross charge — - 79Gross charge —
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock
Round Rock, TX
Gross charge — - 81
Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital
Round Rock, TX
Gross charge — - 82
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital
Cedar Park, TX
Gross charge — - 83
Ascension Seton Hays
Kyle, TX
Gross charge — - 84
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital - The Woodlands, TX
The Woodlands, TX
Gross charge — - 85Gross charge —
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Baylor Scott and White Orthopedic and Spine Hospi
Arlington, TX
Gross charge — - 87Gross charge —
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney
Mc Kinney, TX
Gross charge — - 89
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station
College Station, TX
Gross charge — - 90
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland
Pearland, TX
Gross charge — - 91
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls
Marble Falls, TX
Gross charge — - 92
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville (Building 1)
Pflugerville, TX
Gross charge — - 93Gross charge —
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin
Austin, TX
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27 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 $42,129.
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.