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UT Southwestern Medical Center vs Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.

Side-by-side prices for 36 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. UT Southwestern Medical Center is cheaper on more procedures (25 vs 4).

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
UT Southwestern
Cheaper on 25 of 36 procedures
vs.
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Dallas, TX
Texas Health Resources
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 4 of 36 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure UT Texas Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $161 $2,504 UT ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $257 $2,830 UT ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $167 $2,394 UT ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $153 $3,265 UT ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $204 $3,920 UT ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $115 $786 UT ↓
Mammogram, screening $260 $313 UT ↓
DXA bone density scan $24 $416 UT ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $61 $383 UT ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $15 $362 UT ↓
Lipid panel $30 $359 UT ↓
CBC with differential $11 $135 UT ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $24 $130 UT ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $14 $53 UT ↓
Urinalysis $14 — tie
Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy $2,161 — tie
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy $1,923 — tie
Inguinal hernia repair, open $1,424 $2,864 UT ↓
Cataract surgery, one eye $2,167 — tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $1,041 $1,818 UT ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $1,402 $761 Texas ↓
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $1,278 $732 Texas ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $219 $1,859 UT ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $182 $94 Texas ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $75 $124 UT ↓
Carpal tunnel release $1,588 — tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $740 $1,482 UT ↓
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) $2,726 — tie
Total abdominal hysterectomy $3,392 $4,189 UT ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $81 $601 UT ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $272 $94 Texas ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $75 $124 UT ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) $1,996 — tie
Prostate biopsy $594 $3,009 UT ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $97 $1,288 UT ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $105 $327 UT ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure UT Texas
HCAHPS overall star rating — 3/5
Would definitely recommend — 71%
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 — 67%
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.