Commercial rate index · state cell
Texas healthcare rate index
Commercial contracted rates in Texas run 0.92x the national Medicare fee schedule across the office-visit basket. On the Reddenda index, where 100 is the national standard, Texas prints 95.3, ranked 34 of 51 states.
Index 95.3
0.92x Medicare
331,596 verified rate points
8/8 basket codes published
The basket, code by code
as of 2026-07-15| CPT | Service | State median | vs Medicare | Rate points | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99202 | Office visit, new patient, 15-29 min | $74.93 | 1.05x | 51,632 | Benchmark |
| 99203 | Office visit, new patient, 30-44 min | $105.77 | 0.96x | 30,579 | Benchmark |
| 99204 | Office visit, new patient, 45-59 min | $169.40 | 1.01x | 31,404 | Benchmark |
| 99205 | Office visit, new patient, 60-74 min | $219.66 | 1.00x | 93,244 | Benchmark |
| 99212 | Office visit, established patient, 10-19 min | $45.45 | 0.80x | 29,397 | Benchmark |
| 99213 | Office visit, established patient, 20-29 min | $80.00 | 0.87x | 31,965 | Benchmark |
| 99214 | Office visit, established patient, 30-39 min | $115.00 | 0.87x | 32,365 | Benchmark |
| 99215 | Office visit, established patient, 40-54 min | $161.92 | 0.87x | 31,010 | Benchmark |
Medians computed across the full verified distribution of practice-level contracted rates in Texas. Publication floor: 11 verified rate points and a non-degenerate spread. Denominator: CMS PFS CY2026 national non-facility. Methodology v1.0.
Documented reimbursement figures are modeled, not guaranteed. Derived from federally mandated Transparency in Coverage data (45 CFR 147.212). No PHI.
Metros in Texas
The market is metro by metro. So is the index.
Kerrville
128.11.23x Medicare
San Angelo
118.31.14x Medicare
Texarkana
108.51.04x Medicare
Abilene
106.51.02x Medicare
Lubbock
104.41.00x Medicare
Odessa
100.90.97x Medicare
Waco
100.30.96x Medicare
College Station-Bryan
100.20.96x Medicare
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arli
99.80.96x Medicare
Wichita Falls
99.10.95x Medicare
Killeen-Temple
98.90.95x Medicare
Longview
98.90.95x Medicare
Sherman-Denison
98.50.95x Medicare
Amarillo
97.80.94x Medicare
Tyler
97.60.94x Medicare
Lufkin
97.10.93x Medicare
Houston-Pasadena-The W
93.80.90x Medicare
Sulphur Springs
92.80.89x Medicare
Austin-Round Rock-San
92.60.89x Medicare
Nacogdoches
92.30.89x Medicare
Corsicana
91.90.88x Medicare
San Antonio-New Braunf
90.40.87x Medicare
Palestine
90.10.87x Medicare
Midland
89.90.86x Medicare
El Paso
890.86x Medicare
Jacksonville
880.85x Medicare
Athens
87.30.84x Medicare
Mount Pleasant
86.50.83x Medicare
Victoria
84.70.81x Medicare
Paris
84.70.81x Medicare
Plainview
83.20.80x Medicare
McAllen-Edinburg-Missi
79.30.76x Medicare
Brownsville-Harlingen
780.75x Medicare
Laredo
77.80.75x Medicare
Granbury
76.10.73x Medicare
Corpus Christi
75.90.73x Medicare
Beaumont-Port Arthur
62.50.60x Medicare
Read it against the country.
The national standard is the RCRI print: 0.9608x Medicare, Vintage 001, established July 2026. Texas sits below it. State cells are satellite series to the national print and carry the same frozen methodology.
Cite this page
Source: Reddenda Commercial Rate Atlas, Texas. Reddenda. https://reddenda.health/atlas/tx/
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RCRI.US.ST.TXDerivation federally mandated TiC MRFs, verified to provider identitystate grain · 331,596 verified rate pointsas of 2026-07-15 · methodology v1.0