St Joseph Medical Center prices. From its own published file.

St Joseph Medical Center in Houston, TX publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

10,374prices published

Sep 2026file last updated

$236cash price for mri lower back without contrast (list $7,832)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$270	$1,653	$51.36–$1,653
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$412	$2,403	$208–$2,403
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$589	$3,262	$282–$5,600
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$10.35	$969	$5.56–$969
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$8.29	$736	$4.45–$736
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$7.61	$384	$4.09–$384
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$9.15	$59.80	$1.08–$15,595
Urinalysis `81001`	$3.11	$215	$1.67–$215
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$12.22	$626	$5.17–$663
EKG tracing `93005`	$58.31	$724	$26.48–$724
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$86.02	$893	$33.75–$893
CT head without contrast `70450`	$103	$6,123	$99.72–$6,123
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$345	$6,679	$312–$6,679
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$236	$7,832	$197–$7,832
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$103	$2,269	$99.72–$2,269
IV push, single drug `96374`	$210	$438	$32.50–$686
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$210	$1,012	$31.62–$1,012
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	—	$10.00	$0.70–$10.00
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	—	$10.00	$0.86–$10.00
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$919	—	$346–$5,098
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$3,619	—	$352–$5,164
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$3,234	—	$1,145–$7,618
Vaginal delivery, routine care `59400`	—	—	$1,958–$30,000
Cesarean delivery, routine care `59510`	—	—	$1,958–$50,000

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: St Joseph Medical Center price transparency page.

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Billed above the posted cash priceIf you're paying yourself, ask the hospital to apply its published cash price.
Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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