Insurance & Price Transparency
ER Katy wants to make high-quality emergency care as accessible as possible. We accept most major insurance plans and offer affordable self-pay options. Find additional information on cash pay, insurance, and pricing are below.
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Cost of an ER Visit With Insurance at ER Katy
ER Katy accepts all commercial and private insurance plans. This includes health insurance providers such as:
- UnitedHealthcare
- Elevance Health
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
All commercial insurance carriers are required by state and federal law to bill an emergency room as an “In-Network” provider. The State of Texas empowers you to use a “prudent layperson’s standard” of what constitutes a medical emergency. This means that if an average person knew of your condition and felt it could be placing your health in jeopardy, then an emergency room visit is warranted.
Does the Emergency Room accept Medicare or Medicaid?
Unfortunately, the federal government does not recognize free-standing emergency departments like ER Katy because we are not part of the traditional hospital system. This prohibits us from accepting Medicaid or Medicare. Information about ER Katy’s cash pay rates can be found below.
Cost of an ER Visit Without Insurance at ER Katy
Patients who are uninsured can still be seen and treated at ER Katy. To help make board-certified emergency care as accessible to our community as possible, we publish a list of our prices for patients who are planning to pay out of pocket.
For a cash pay visit, the visit fee starts at $350. Prices below are in addition to the $350 base visit charge.
Please know that while this price list can be helpful for estimating, patients are not able to claim the prices below for an insurance claim. These are discounted rates due at the time of service.
- Moderate sedation (not including cost of medication – $500
- Lumbar puncture (labs separate) – $250
- Digital block – $150
- Ear irrigation – $75
- Nasal packing – $175
- Breathing treatment/oxygen – $75
- Vaginal/pelvic exam – $50
- Foreign body removal, skin, simple – $250
- Foreign body removal, skin, intermediate – $350
- Foreign body removal, skin, complex – $350
- Foreign body removal, EENT, simple – $150
- Foreign body removal, EENT, complex – $300
- Ingrown nail removal – $350
- I&D of abscess/vessel loop – $400
- Reduction nursemaid’s elbow – $125
- Reduction Fx digit – $250
- Reduction Fx wrist/forearm/shoulder – $450
- Lac repair simple skin (skin glue or <4 sutures) – $250
- Lac repair moderate (5-10 sutures) – $400
- Lac repair complex (>10 sutures) – $600
- SL start (no fluids) – $150
- SL start with fluid bolus – $250
- IV fluid per bag (no additives) – $50 each
- IV antibiotic drips/pushes – $175 each
- IV drips (cardiac, insulin, etc.) – $150/hour
- IV push medications (does not include narc/benzo) – $100 each
- IV push narcotics/benzos/sedatives – $150 each
- IV push for moderate sedation – $75 each
- Shot, antibiotics/glucagon – $150 each
- Shot, bicillin/bentyl – $250 each
- Shot, narcotics/benzos – $150 each
- Shot, tetanus/steroids – $125 each
- Shot, other – $100 each
- PO meds (does not include APAP/Ibu/Narc/Benzos) – $10 each
- PO narcotics/benzos – $50 each
- Topical medication – No charge
- X-ray – $125 per body part
- CT – $600 per body part
- CT with contrast – $700 per body part
- Ultrasound – $700 per body part
- CBC/Metlyte-8/LFT – $75
- CMP – $150
- Cardiac panel – $200
- BNP – $200
- D-Dimer – $200
- UA/Urine HCG – $40 each
- Cath UA – $75
- UDS/Breathalyzer alcohol – $75 each
- Flu/strep/RSV/mono testing – $75 each
- Fingerstick glucose/hemoccult – $50 each
- COVID rapid – $150
- COVID combo – $225
- COVID/flu/RSV combo – $400
- Lyme disease – $160
- Pos. drug screen confirmation – $100
- Alcohol level – $100
- Stool/O&P/C-diff/blood culture – $150 each
- Urine culture – $125
- Wound culture – $150
- Cerebral spinal fluid – $300
- Synovial fluid – $200
How Does Billing Work for a Freestanding Emergency Room?
emergency rooms, who often send many different bills. At ER Katy, you will only receive two types of bills, one for the facility fee and one for the physician fee.
When you receive a bill from ER Katy, it will be based on your insurance plan’s copay, co-insurance, and/or deductible. We will not add any additional charges other than those dictated by those three factors.
If you have already received a bill from ER Katy, you can pay your bill here.
24/7 Emergency Room in Katy, TX
ER Katy is conveniently located close to the southwest corner of Pin Oak Rd and I-10, near the H-E-B, next door to Alicia's Mexican Grille. Our 7,000-sq. foot facility has free, on-site parking and is open 24/7. If you or a loved one need expert emergency care near Katy, head to ER Katy to be seen with little to no wait!
Hear from patients we've served in the Katy area that keeps us their go-to emergency room facility when times get tough.
Took my 2 yr old son on New Year's Eve at 11 pm. They were very prompt and caring. Their treatment was right on the money. He had a very severe allergic reaction.
– Pijush Chatterjee
We went in after my daughter kept throwing up after hitting her head on our bathroom door. I talked to my pediatrician and she said to take her into the emergency. We don’t live in this area and we’re actually going to go to the Texas Children’s Hospital in the area. There were a lot of patients and bad reviews, so we found this place and it was great! They were very thorough and super helpful from the moment we walked in til the end. It was about 2 hrs all together and the nurses and doctor all took their time to really explain everything and make sure our baby was well taken care of. Would definitely recommend this place.
– Neha Bhakta
Everyone here was genuinely concerned, welcoming, and professional. They were knowledgeable and made sure I understood all possibilities, available services, and best practices. If I need them again, I know they will be my best option.
– Janis R Housman
Just wanted to say THANK YOU ER Katy, for such a great experience at your facility. I was able to be seen very quickly, everyone was professional and caring, which was greatly appreciated!.. I actually felt like I was being cared for and not just being pushed through, poked and prodded. I will definitely recommend you to friends and family!
– Joanne Rodriguez
I had an internship here for my EMT. During the internship, the nurses and doctors gave me advice about my path to college and about life. They love their job and are really passionate about what they do. Super friendly to patients.
– Kaian Dislate
This was my 3rd visit over several years to ER Katy and they definitely do not disappoint. The staff was amazing and attentive. Dr. Fite was very nice, compassionate and did a great job explaining my condition and treatment to me. I have been pleased with her and the doctors I saw on previous visits. I highly recommend ER Katy.
– Patti Burges