How much does diagnostic mammogram, unilateral cost in Texas?
CPT 77065 — 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.
77065 Diagnostic mammogram, unilateral
Ask to pay
$170
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$366
Medicare $85
Ask $170
$51 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $2,519
What Medicare paysⓘ
$85
Typical price near you
$366
Cash / self-pay price
$366
Prices near you — 73 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center of El Paso lowest | Hospital | $51cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $86cash | 1.0× | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $86cash | 1.0× | — |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $89negotiated | 1.0× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $91negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) | Hospital | $92negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $93negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $95cash | 1.1× | — |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $116negotiated | 1.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $129negotiated | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $129negotiated | 1.5× | — |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $131cash | 1.5× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $143cash | 1.7× | — |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $146cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $146cash | 1.7× | — |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $146cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $147cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $147cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $243cash | 2.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $272cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $272cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $272cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $272cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $272cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $272cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $281cash | 3.3× | ★★★★★ |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $307cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $308cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $315cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $319negotiated | 3.8× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | — |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $384cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $420cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $449cash | 5.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $449cash | 5.3× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $451cash | 5.3× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $482cash | 5.7× | — |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $487cash | 5.7× | ★★★★★ |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $517cash | 6.1× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $518cash | 6.1× | — |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $601cash | 7.1× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $612cash | 7.2× | — |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $703cash | 8.3× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $754cash | 8.9× | ★★★★★ |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $810cash | 9.5× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $830cash | 9.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $865cash | 10.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) | Hospital | $865cash | 10.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $890cash | 10.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $905cash | 10.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $905cash | 10.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville | Hospital | $932cash | 11.0× | ★★★★★ |
| North Central Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $1,384cash | 16.3× | — |
| St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $1,384cash | 16.3× | — |
| Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $1,384cash | 16.3× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) gross charge | Hospital | $1,390cash | 16.3× | — |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen gross charge | Hospital | $2,029cash | 23.8× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) gross charge | Hospital | $2,420cash | 28.4× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $2,519cash | 29.6× | ★★★★★ |
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. 7 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 77065 (Diagnostic mammogram, unilateral), Medicare's benchmark rate is $85.07. A fair self-pay target for this line is $170.14. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 77065 is $366.15, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $194.84–$606.55. 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 77065 cost in Texas?
For diagnostic mammogram, unilateral (CPT 77065) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $366, with hospitals ranging from $195 to $607 across 73 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $85, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does diagnostic mammogram, unilateral cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for diagnostic mammogram, unilateral (CPT 77065) in Texas is around $366, with hospital prices ranging from $195 to $607 across 73 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 77065?
Medicare pays about $85 for diagnostic mammogram, unilateral (CPT 77065). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of diagnostic mammogram, unilateral?
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.