Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital: posted prices
Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, TX posted prices for 10 common services in its price file (file last updated March 24, 2026; downloaded November 14, 2026). Cash prices and insurer-negotiated rates below are what the hospital lists for each service. They are not what any one patient pays, which depends on insurance and the care received.
| Service and the line as posted | Cash price (discounted, without insurance) | Insurer-negotiated rates, lowest to highest | List price before discounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency room visit, level 3 ECHG EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LEVEL III, CPT 99283 | $266 | $51 – $826 | $531 |
| Emergency room visit, level 4 ECHG EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LEVEL IV, CPT 99284 | $409 | $312 – $1,760 | $1,240 |
| MRI of a leg joint, without contrast MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT W/O CONTRAST, CPT 73721 | $232 | $209 – $2,484 | $3,821 |
| MRI of the brain, without contrast MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST, CPT 70551 | $232 | $202 – $3,273 | $5,036 |
| CT scan of the head, without contrast CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST (MOD CT – MCARE ONLY), CPT 70450 | $102 | $105 – $1,508 | $2,320 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views ECHG PROC RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION, CHEST 2 VIEWS, CPT 71046 | $84 | $34 – $237 | $365 |
| Vaginal delivery VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC, MS-DRG 807 | Not stated in the file | $2,025 – $7,729 | Not stated in the file |
| Cesarean delivery CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC, MS-DRG 788 | Not stated in the file | $3,390 – $10,992 | Not stated in the file |
| Appendectomy LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL, APPENDECTOMY, CPT 44970 | Not stated in the file | $789 | Not stated in the file |
| Coronary angioplasty with stent ECHG INVASIVE CARD PRQ CARD STENT W/ANGIO 1 VSL, CPT 92928 | $9,142 | $3,100 – $15,462 | $19,328 |
Each figure is read from the hospital’s own line for the service, as on the interactive hospital page, which also shows every other line the file posts. Source: the hospital’s standard charges file, required by federal price transparency rules. The hospital’s price file