Eye exam, new patient cost in Texas
In Texas, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient: from $50.19 to $536.00, with a median of $241.00. The lowest price is at University Health System (San Antonio). The highest price is 10.7× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 92004. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 24, 2026.
Lowest$50.19University Health System
Median$241.00half pay less
Highest$536.00in Texas
Lowest saves$190.81vs the median
Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Health System lowest San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT | $50.19 | $200.75 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Plainview Plainview · Plainview, TX HC PR 92004 OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $103.32 | $246.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Driscoll Children’s Hospital Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX Opthalmological Visit, New Pt, Comprehensive | $141.68 | $708.40 | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| Driscoll Children’s Hospital Edinburg · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Opthalmological Visit, New Pt, Comprehensive | $163.02 | $815.10 | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $241.00 | $401.67 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $241.00 | $401.67 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $241.00 | $401.67 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $241.00 | $401.67 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $241.00 | $401.67 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $241.00 | $401.67 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $241.00 | $401.67 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $241.00 | $401.67 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $241.00 | $401.67 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $241.00 | $401.67 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $241.00 | $401.67 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $241.00 | $401.67 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $241.00 | $401.67 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $241.00 | $401.67 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $241.00 | $401.67 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX VISION EXAM, NPT, COMPREH, VISION PLAN | $368.25 | $491.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock · Lubbock, TX Hc Opthalmological - Med Exam And Eval Comp New Patient | $536.00 | $536.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $241.00 | $241.00 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $241.00 | $241.00 |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $241.00 | $241.00 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $241.00 | $241.00 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 1 | $141.68 | $141.68 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1 | $368.25 | $368.25 |
| Lubbock, TX | 1 | $536.00 | $536.00 |
| Marble Falls, TX | 1 | $241.00 | $241.00 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1 | $163.02 | $163.02 |
| Plainview, TX | 1 | $103.32 | $103.32 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $50.19 | $50.19 |
| Temple, TX | 1 | $241.00 | $241.00 |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $241.00 | $241.00 |
What it is
This is a full medical eye exam for a new patient by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. It usually checks vision, eye pressure, eye movement and the inside of the eye, often with dilating drops, and may take more than one visit.
What the price covers
The price covers the exam itself. Refraction, the test that sets a glasses prescription, is billed separately (92015), as are contact lens fitting, eye imaging and glasses.
Comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient in other states
- Alaska$314.38
- Arizona$159.37
- Arkansas$260.25
- California$245.28
- Colorado$130.15
- Connecticut$158.00
- Florida$477.43
- Georgia$146.64
- Idaho$121.00
- Illinois$114.80
- Indiana$111.50
- Iowa$312.00
- Kansas$160.32
- Kentucky$481.97
- Louisiana$61.41
- Maine$56.07
- Maryland$315.00
- Massachusetts$175.05
- Michigan$107.90
- Minnesota$211.89
- Missouri$105.88
- Nebraska$78.00
- Nevada$411.00
- New Jersey$725.00
- New York$230.00
- Ohio$256.60
- Oklahoma$179.25
- Oregon$268.45
- Pennsylvania$152.80
- South Carolina$99.00
- Tennessee$91.04
- Vermont$422.20
- Virginia$58.35
- Washington$144.90
- West Virginia$90.75
- Wisconsin$157.50
- Wyoming$393.99
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.