How much does PSA (prostate), total cost in Texas?
CPT 84153 — 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.
84153 PSA (prostate), total
Ask to pay
$37
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$127
Medicare $18
Ask $37
$8 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $4,009
What Medicare paysⓘ
$18
Typical price near you
$127
Cash / self-pay price
$127
Prices near you — 74 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) lowest | Hospital | $8cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | Hospital | $17cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $18cash | 1.0× | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $18cash | 1.0× | — |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $25cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $52negotiated | 2.8× | — |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $58cash | 3.2× | — |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $60cash | 3.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $60cash | 3.3× | — |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $61cash | 3.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $61cash | 3.3× | — |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $64cash | 3.5× | — |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $74cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $74cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $74cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $74cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $78cash | 4.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $89cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $89cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $97cash | 5.3× | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $127cash | 6.9× | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $138cash | 7.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $138cash | 7.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $150cash | 8.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $150cash | 8.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $150cash | 8.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $150cash | 8.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $151cash | 8.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $214cash | 11.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $278cash | 15.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $334cash | 18.2× | — |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $338cash | 18.4× | — |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen | Hospital | $401cash | 21.8× | — |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $428cash | 23.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $515cash | 28.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $515cash | 28.0× | — |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $557cash | 30.3× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $567cash | 30.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville | Hospital | $584cash | 31.7× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $614cash | 33.4× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $651cash | 35.4× | ★★★★★ |
| North Central Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $690cash | 37.5× | — |
| St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $690cash | 37.5× | — |
| Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $690cash | 37.5× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $706cash | 38.4× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $710cash | 38.6× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) | Hospital | $710cash | 38.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $710cash | 38.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $710cash | 38.6× | — |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $804cash | 43.7× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) | Hospital | $827cash | 45.0× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) | Hospital | $922cash | 50.1× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,025cash | 55.7× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $1,274cash | 69.3× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) gross charge | Hospital | $1,376cash | 74.8× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $4,009cash | 218.0× | ★★★★★ |
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. 2 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 84153 (PSA (prostate), total), Medicare's benchmark rate is $18.39. A fair self-pay target for this line is $36.78. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 84153 is $127.05, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $89.37–$571.12. 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 84153 cost in Texas?
For PSA (prostate), total (CPT 84153) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $127, with hospitals ranging from $89 to $571 across 74 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $18, 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 PSA (prostate), total cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for PSA (prostate), total (CPT 84153) in Texas is around $127, with hospital prices ranging from $89 to $571 across 74 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 84153?
Medicare pays about $18 for PSA (prostate), total (CPT 84153). 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 PSA (prostate), total?
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.