How much does therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ) cost in Texas?
CPT 96372 — 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.
96372 Therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ)
Ask to pay
$142
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$152
Medicare $71
Ask $142
$22 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $1,768
What Medicare paysⓘ
$71
Typical price near you
$152
Cash / self-pay price
$152
Prices near you — 74 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) lowest | Hospital | $22cash | 0.3× | — |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | Hospital | $27cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $66cash | 0.9× | — |
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $66cash | 0.9× | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $66cash | 0.9× | — |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $79cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $85cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $87cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $90cash | 1.3× | — |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $94cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $101cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) | Hospital | $107cash | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $133cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) | Hospital | $136cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $138cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $139cash | 2.0× | — |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $139cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $147cash | 2.1× | — |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $152cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $152cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $152cash | 2.1× | — |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $159cash | 2.2× | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $172cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $172cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $189cash | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $193cash | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $193cash | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $193cash | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $194negotiated | 2.7× | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $198cash | 2.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $212cash | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $224cash | 3.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $224cash | 3.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $225cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $235cash | 3.3× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $240cash | 3.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $260cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $272cash | 3.8× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $276cash | 3.9× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $276cash | 3.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville | Hospital | $300cash | 4.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $307cash | 4.3× | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $307cash | 4.3× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $316cash | 4.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $319cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $321cash | 4.5× | — |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $362cash | 5.1× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $398cash | 5.6× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $404cash | 5.7× | — |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $404cash | 5.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) | Hospital | $404cash | 5.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $404cash | 5.7× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $430cash | 6.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen | Hospital | $466cash | 6.5× | — |
| Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $771cash | 10.8× | — |
| St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $771cash | 10.8× | — |
| North Central Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $771cash | 10.8× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $1,768cash | 24.8× | ★★★★★ |
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
- For 96372 (Therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ)), Medicare's benchmark rate is $71.17. A fair self-pay target for this line is $142.34. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 96372 is $152.00, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $146.85–$282.00. 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 96372 cost in Texas?
For therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ) (CPT 96372) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $152, with hospitals ranging from $147 to $282 across 74 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $71, 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 therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ) cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ) (CPT 96372) in Texas is around $152, with hospital prices ranging from $147 to $282 across 74 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 96372?
Medicare pays about $71 for therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ) (CPT 96372). 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 therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ)?
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.