Specialist consult, extended cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 21 hospitals list a cash price for specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes: from $162.32 to $467.14, with a median of $162.32. The lowest listed price is at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital and 17 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $162.32 at 42 hospitals.
- The median here, $162.32, is 26% below the US median of $219.70.
- 1 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 11 cities for code 99244, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Tirr Memorial Hermann lowest Houston, TX HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center lowest Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital lowest Houston, TX HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center lowest The Woodlands, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Cypress) lowest Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Bellaire) lowest Bellaire, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital lowest Humble, TX · (281) 540-7700 HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center lowest Houston, TX · (713) 242-3000 HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital lowest Sugar Land, TX · (281) 725-5000 HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Rockets Orthopedic Hospital lowest Bellaire, TX HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital lowest Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Upper Kirby) lowest Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital lowest Pearland, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Texas Medical Center) lowest Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital lowest Katy, TX · (281) 392-1111 HC PSYCH RESP TEAM EVAL >39MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.32 | $507.25 | — | 68% |
| Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX · (936) 336-7316 Patient office consultation, 60 min source file | $279.00 | $399.00 | $239.00–$379.00 | 30% |
| The Community Hospital of Brazosport Lake Jackson, TX · (979) 297-4411 PT CONSULTATION LEVEL 4 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $300.65 | $859.00 | $128.85–$494.26 | 65% |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $467.14 | $467.14 | $194.49–$300.31 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $162.32, median $162.32, highest $467.14 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $162.32. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What specialist consult, extended is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consult, extended explained.