Open Heart Surgery Cost in Texas (2026)
Slightly below the national average · RPP 96.2 · TX
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why open heart 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
34 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 ($150,000), Texas is a discount market. Often driven by lower overhead or less metro concentration — quality can still be excellent.
Open Heart Surgery in Texas: What to Know
Texas offers exceptional open-heart surgery options. UT Southwestern Medical Center performs over 600 procedures annually and is a top 20 U.S. hospital for cardiology. Meanwhile, The Texas Heart Institute in Houston boasts a surgical team with over 115,000 open-heart surgeries, a world-leading record. Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital in Plano consistently earns the highest 3-star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons across all cardiac surgery categories.
For potential cost savings, consider that Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) in Texas are increasingly performing cardiac procedures, with significant growth projected. While offering innovative techniques like robotic-assisted bypass, always verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in Texas
You'll pay a bit less for open heart surgery in Texas compared to the national average. Here's how costs are distributed.
Hospital Stay
Per-night inpatient cost
Most significant cost
Surgeon Fee
Expertise and experience level
Implants & Supplies
Operating Room
OR and equipment time
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist or CRNA fee
Post-Op Care
Recovery and aftercare
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 $144,300 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Prices reflect regional cost-of-living adjustments. How we calculate these numbers →
Ranges adjusted for Texas's regional price parity (96.2). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in Texas
Here are the highest-volume open heart surgery providers in Texas. All rates come from CMS Medicare claims data — actual payments, not list prices.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Baylor Sott & White The Heart Hospital Plano | Plano | $60,498 | $50,679 | 162 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston | $80,419 | $70,026 | 89 |
| Ut Southwestern University Hospital | Dallas | $70,666 | $59,177 | 84 |
| Chi St Luke's Health Baylor College Of Medicine Me | Houston | $91,392 | $75,641 | 79 |
| Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center | Houston | $92,246 | $68,711 | 61 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | Dallas | $90,608 | $68,558 | 45 |
| St David's Medical Center | Austin | $58,561 | $53,241 | 39 |
| Methodist Hospital | San Antonio | $64,400 | $53,260 | 30 |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center | Houston | $68,361 | $57,163 | 29 |
| Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center | Fort Worth | $77,077 | $54,126 | 27 |
Open Heart Surgery Cost in Nearby States
While Texas's open heart surgery costs are in line with the US average, neighboring states happen to run lower. Here's the comparison.
Expert Answers for Texas Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to Texas.
Compare Texas with any other state
See national pricing, all 50 state comparisons, and detailed cost factors in the main open heart surgery cost guide.
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How we calculate open heart 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.