Hip Replacement Surgery Cost in Texas (2026)
Below-average pricing · Regional price parity: 96.2 · TX
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why hip replacement surgery costs what it does in Texas.
Regional Price Parity
Texas's cost-of-living index sits at 96.2 — meaningfully below the national benchmark (100). This directly scales facility and staffing overhead, which flow through to every procedure price.
Specialist Availability
425 facilities perform this procedure in Texas — competition keeps pricing honest and gives you real leverage to shop quotes.
Vs. National Benchmark
At -3.8% below the national average ($32,000), Texas is a discount market. Often driven by lower overhead or less metro concentration — quality can still be excellent.
Hip Replacement Surgery in Texas: What to Know
Texas offers excellent hip replacement options. Texas Orthopedic Hospital in Houston is a consistently top-ranked facility, recognized by U.S. News & World Report and Healthgrades for high-performing hip replacements for over a decade. For advanced techniques, Eminent Medical Center in Richardson and Dallas provides cutting-edge robotic surgery, while Texas Joint Institute specializes in muscle-sparing and anterior approaches for potentially faster recovery.
To potentially reduce costs, consider outpatient total hip replacement surgery offered by Ascension Texas in Central Texas, allowing some patients same-day discharge. Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) are also a growing, more affordable option for hip replacement in Texas, often costing significantly less than hospital procedures. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in Texas
Texas falls slightly below the national average for hip replacement surgery costs. Here's the typical cost breakdown.
Facility Fee
OR time and hospital staffing
Most significant cost
Surgeon Fee
Expertise and experience level
Implants & Supplies
Post-Op Care
Recovery and aftercare
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist or CRNA fee
Total Estimated Cost
Texas all-in range
Financing Options
Many Texas clinics partner with CareCredit or Alphaeon. A typical 24-month, 0% APR term on $30,784 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Cost estimates are adjusted for regional pricing. See how we calculate state-level costs →
Ranges adjusted for Texas's regional price parity (96.2). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in Texas
Facilities in Texas offer hip replacement surgery in different settings, each with distinct pricing. These are actual negotiated rates from Medicare claims, not billed charges.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital | Tyler | $5,761 | $4,566 | 454 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston | $6,307 | $5,005 | 445 |
| Texas Orthopedic Hospital | Houston | $6,443 | $5,125 | 420 |
| North Central Surgical Center Llp | Dallas | $6,227 | $4,938 | 397 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | Tyler | $5,935 | $4,719 | 344 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | San Antonio | $5,992 | $4,755 | 296 |
| Houston Physicians' Hospital | Webster | $6,326 | $5,007 | 263 |
| Texas Institute For Surgery At Presbyterian Hospit | Dallas | $6,220 | $4,932 | 239 |
| Quail Creek Surgical Hospital | Amarillo | $5,690 | $4,497 | 221 |
| Scott & White Hospital-Round Rock | Round Rock | $6,071 | $4,805 | 220 |
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | Fort Worth | $16,619 | $14,196 | 120 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston | $18,465 | $15,746 | 118 |
| Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center | Houston | $23,794 | $19,445 | 116 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock | $14,789 | $12,801 | 98 |
| University Medical Center | Lubbock | $20,775 | $17,521 | 95 |
| Methodist Hospital | San Antonio | $15,843 | $13,153 | 94 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine | Grapevine | $14,036 | $11,273 | 90 |
| St David's South Austin Medical Center | Austin | $15,569 | $13,350 | 90 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | Tyler | $14,470 | $12,673 | 86 |
| Baptist Medical Center | San Antonio | $14,969 | $13,060 | 84 |
Hip Replacement Surgery Cost in Nearby States
Texas runs close to the national average for hip replacement surgery, but it's the pricier option compared to its immediate neighbors.
Expert Answers for Texas Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to Texas.
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See national pricing, all 50 state comparisons, and detailed cost factors in the main hip replacement surgery cost guide.
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How we calculate hip replacement surgery costs in Texas
Cost estimates combine procedure-specific pricing data with regional cost-of-living and provider-supply adjustments. Primary sources:
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Hospital pricing transparency files — CMS-required machine-readable data published by hospitals under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (effective January 2021). Provides actual negotiated rates between hospitals and insurers.
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HCUP (Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project) — AHRQ's HCUP databases provide nationally-representative procedure cost data by state, payer, and patient demographics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics — Healthcare Practitioner Occupational Wages — BLS OEWS data on surgeon, anesthesiologist, and surgical staff wages by state, used to model regional labor-cost differences in procedure pricing.
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BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis state-level price-level indices, used to adjust national procedure averages for Texas's cost-of-living relative to the national mean.
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FAIR Health Consumer Cost Lookup — the FAIR Health database aggregates billed and allowed amounts from over 36 billion claim records, providing a check on procedure-cost ranges by ZIP code.
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Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data — CMS public-use files on Medicare-allowed amounts and submitted charges by HCPCS/CPT code and state, used as a baseline for procedure-cost ranges.
Estimates are illustrative and reflect typical pricing ranges; actual costs depend on insurance coverage, surgical complexity, anesthesia type, hospital vs. ambulatory setting, and individual patient factors. Always confirm pricing directly with providers and your insurance carrier. See our methodology page for full calculation details.