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Texas All-Payor Claims Database (TX-APCD) and TX-ACCESS Public Data Portal
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What it checks
The TX-ACCESS public data portal is an interactive tool that provides data on health care costs, use of medical services, insurance payors, and conditions impacting Texans, built from the Texas All-Payor Claims Database of medical, pharmacy, and dental claims, plus eligibility and provider files, collected from private and public payors, per the UTHealth Houston Center for Health Care Data.
Full record
| Resource name | Texas All-Payor Claims Database (TX-APCD) and TX-ACCESS Public Data Portal |
|---|---|
| Who runs it | Center for Health Care Data (CHCD), UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| Type | State |
| Coverage | Texas |
| State | Texas |
| What it checks | The TX-ACCESS public data portal is an interactive tool that provides data on health care costs, use of medical services, insurance payors, and conditions impacting Texans, built from the Texas All-Payor Claims Database of medical, pharmacy, and dental claims, plus eligibility and provider files, collected from private and public payors, per the UTHealth Houston Center for Health Care Data. |
| Check tags | prices, claims data, procedures, utilization |
| Access | Free, no account needed for the public portal; underlying database access is limited to qualified research entities |
| Best for | Texas readers who want statewide claims based cost and utilization patterns from the state APCD public portal, rather than a single hospital price. |
| Limits | Portal figures are aggregate claims data, not a per facility quote for your procedure. The database covers about 60 percent of covered Texans, and direct access to its data is limited to qualified researchers for non-commercial purposes, per the Center for Health Care Data. |
| Official link | https://sph.uth.edu/research/centers/center-for-health-care-data/texas-all-payor-claims-database/index.htm |
| Source | UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, Center for Health Care Data, TX-APCD overview page, read 2026-10-28 |
| Verified date | 2026-10-28 |
How to use it with this site
Get the number this resource gives you, then write it into the procedure quote worksheet next to the other facilities you asked. Compare each entered amount with the Medicare anchor on the matching procedure page for order of magnitude, and read how to ask for the cash price before you call. The anchor is not your bill, and a resource average is not your quote. Confirm your all-in price in writing before service.
Source and verification
Source: UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, Center for Health Care Data, TX-APCD overview page, read 2026-10-28. Verified 2026-10-28. The description on this page paraphrases what the official page says the resource checks. If the official page has changed since the verified date, the official page is the one to trust.