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Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center vs Ben Taub Hospital.

Side-by-side prices for 31 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Ben Taub Hospital is cheaper on more procedures (20 vs 2).

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Houston, TX
CommonSpirit / Baylor St. Luke's
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 2 of 31 procedures
vs.
Ben Taub Hospital
Houston, TX
Harris Health
Cheaper on 20 of 31 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Baylor Ben Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $1,648 $231 Ben ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $4,120 $362 Ben ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $3,529 $231 Ben ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $2,726 $231 Ben ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $6,736 $362 Ben ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $1,812 $104 Ben ↓
Mammogram, screening $298 $90 Ben ↓
DXA bone density scan $417 $104 Ben ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $437 $86 Ben ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $473 $11 Ben ↓
Lipid panel $155 $13 Ben ↓
CBC with differential $94 — tie
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $152 $17 Ben ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $75 — tie
Urinalysis $14 $19 Baylor ↓
Cataract surgery, one eye — $2,196 tie
Vaginal delivery, global — $2,508 tie
Cesarean delivery, global — $2,801 tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic — $3,104 tie
Colonoscopy with polyp removal — $3,104 tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy — $3,556 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $2,651 $520 Ben ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $148 $42 Ben ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $169 $58 Ben ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $936 $859 Ben ↓
Total abdominal hysterectomy — $1,040 tie
Thyroid ultrasound $1,158 $104 Ben ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $208 $68 Ben ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $238 $98 Ben ↓
Prostate biopsy $850 $1,919 Baylor ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $1,324 $231 Ben ↓

Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025. Bold = higher score.

Measure Baylor Ben
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 —
Would definitely recommend 64% —
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 68% —
Nurses always communicated well 73% —
Doctors always communicated well 76% —
Given clear info about recovery 84% —
Room and bathroom always clean 58% —
Staff always explained meds 55% —
Quiet at night, always 58% —

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How to read this comparison.

The cash-pay price is what an uninsured patient would be charged at each hospital. It's the cleanest apples-to-apples comparison because it doesn't depend on your insurance plan.

The CMS rating is the federal quality composite, built from ~50 measures spanning safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. A 5-star hospital may not be the best at every procedure, and a 3-star hospital can have a strong specific service line. Treat the rating as one input, not the answer.

For your specific insurance plan, prices can shift dramatically. Some hospitals negotiate steep discounts with one insurer and not another. Always check the plan-specific rate before you book.