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Children's Medical Center Dallas vs Parkland Memorial Hospital.

Side-by-side prices for 38 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Parkland Memorial Hospital is cheaper on more procedures (26 vs 0).

Children's Medical Center Dallas
Dallas, TX
Children's Health
Cheaper on 0 of 38 procedures
vs.
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, TX
Parkland Health
2/5 CMS
Cheaper on 26 of 38 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Children's Parkland Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $3,055 $1,362 Parkland ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $4,289 $1,944 Parkland ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $3,015 $2,750 Parkland ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $3,825 $2,427 Parkland ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $4,319 $1,899 Parkland ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $1,285 $767 Parkland ↓
Mammogram, screening — $229 tie
DXA bone density scan $690 $426 Parkland ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $514 $272 Parkland ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $380 $237 Parkland ↓
Lipid panel $326 $106 Parkland ↓
CBC with differential $135 $103 Parkland ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $402 $113 Parkland ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $187 $66 Parkland ↓
Urinalysis — $30 tie
Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy — $9,408 tie
Total knee replacement — $20,666 tie
Total hip replacement — $24,099 tie
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — $9,926 tie
Inguinal hernia repair, open — $8,330 tie
Cataract surgery, one eye — $4,054 tie
Vaginal delivery, global — $593 tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $2,678 $1,508 Parkland ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $3,720 $2,158 Parkland ↓
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $3,575 $1,535 Parkland ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $3,438 $1,048 Parkland ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $232 $103 Parkland ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $353 $149 Parkland ↓
Carpal tunnel release — $5,751 tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $3,031 $1,066 Parkland ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $5,309 $1,227 Parkland ↓
Total abdominal hysterectomy — $24,870 tie
Thyroid ultrasound $872 $558 Parkland ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $536 $166 Parkland ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $687 $237 Parkland ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) — $8,380 tie
Carotid duplex ultrasound $1,402 $933 Parkland ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $459 $204 Parkland ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure Children's Parkland
HCAHPS overall star rating — 3/5
Would definitely recommend — 71%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 — 71%
Nurses always communicated well — 72%
Doctors always communicated well — 76%
Given clear info about recovery — 86%
Room and bathroom always clean — 77%
Staff always explained meds — 56%
Quiet at night, always — 61%

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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.