How much does heart failure & shock, w/ MCC cost in Texas?
CPT 291 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
291 Heart failure & shock, w/ MCC
⚠ bare numeric assumed MS-DRG; verify
Ask to pay
$15,620
This is the local cash / self-pay price — usually the best rate you can ask for.
Typical
$13,092
Ask $15,620
$7,872 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $63,564
What Medicare paysⓘ
no data
Typical price near you
$13,092
Cash / self-pay price
$15,620
Prices near you — 70 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) lowest | Hospital | $7,872negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Alamo Heights (San Antonio) | Hospital | $8,076negotiated | — | — |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $8,076negotiated | — | — |
| CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler | Hospital | $8,131negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $8,359negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – Shoreline | Hospital | $8,375negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – South | Hospital | $8,375negotiated | — | — |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $8,481cash | — | — |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | Hospital | $9,342negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $9,946negotiated | — | — |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) | Hospital | $9,946negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $9,969negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $10,686negotiated | — | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $10,751negotiated | — | — |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $10,752negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $10,945negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $11,173negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $11,240negotiated | — | — |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $11,297negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $11,572negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $11,761negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $11,870negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $11,896negotiated | — | — |
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $12,004negotiated | — | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $12,004negotiated | — | — |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $12,119negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $12,372negotiated | — | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $12,439negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $12,550negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $12,599negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $12,962negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $12,982negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) | Hospital | $13,080negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $13,105negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $13,135negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $13,831negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $13,875negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $13,954negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $14,227negotiated | — | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $14,282negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $14,353negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $14,353negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $14,353negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $14,353negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $14,353negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $14,353negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $14,353negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $14,353negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $14,640negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $14,640negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $14,640negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $14,650negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $14,786negotiated | — | — |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $14,805negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $15,023negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $15,269negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $15,620cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) | Hospital | $16,296negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $17,182negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville | Hospital | $17,525negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $17,628negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) | Hospital | $18,165negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $19,885negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $19,885negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $19,885negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $19,885negotiated | — | — |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) gross charge | Hospital | $23,784negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) gross charge | Hospital | $24,420cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $34,210negotiated | — | — |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) gross charge | Hospital | $63,564negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 4 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- No Medicare benchmark on file for 291 (Heart failure & shock, w/ MCC) — I can't anchor to Medicare here. Please send your pricing methodology for this code.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 291 is $15,620.10, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $11,223.38–$14,790.62. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 291 cost in Texas?
For heart failure & shock, w/ MCC (CPT 291) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $13,092, with hospitals ranging from $11,223 to $14,791 across 70 facilities. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does heart failure & shock, w/ MCC cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for heart failure & shock, w/ MCC (CPT 291) in Texas is around $13,092, with hospital prices ranging from $11,223 to $14,791 across 70 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
Can I negotiate the price of heart failure & shock, w/ MCC?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.