Request an Appointment
For Referrals and Questions
Making an appointment at the Children's Cancer Hospital is easy. With medical acceptance and financial clearance, we can see a child as soon as the same or next day.
- Call the Children's Cancer Hospital Patient Access Center at 713-792-5410, or toll-free 888-543-2435
- Secure online referral forms:
- Parents: self-referral form
- Physicians: physician referral form; for more information; consult with our online Guide for Pediatric Referring Physicians
- Hospital-to-hospital transfers: Call the Transfer Center at 713-563-2222
- Cancer emergencies: M. D. Anderson’s 43-room emergency center serves both children and adults and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Are you a doctor with a young patient you think may have cancer?
Speak with a pediatric oncologist now by calling the Suspicion of Cancer phone line at 1-888-KIDCHEK, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Patient Access Center
The Children's Cancer Hospital Patient Access Center is staffed with a team of registered nurses and Patient Access Specialists who can assist families with the new patient process, including:
- Insurance: M. D. Anderson is a contracted provider for many HMO, PPO and traditional insurance plans. Because provider directories may be outdated, call the Patient Access Center to see if we participate in your plan.
- Out of Network insurance: Our Patient Access Center is experienced, and often successful, in negotiating out-of-network coverage for children with cancer.
- Governmental payers: We are a provider for Medicare, Tricare (military), Texas Medicaid, and certain Texas Medicaid and CHIPs HMOs.
- Clinical trials referral: Contact the Patient Access Center to see if your child may be eligible for a clinical trial at M. D. Anderson.
- International patients: If you live outside of the United States and have questions regarding treatment at M. D. Anderson, contact our International Center at (713) 745-0450, or toll-free from Mexico or Canada at (800) 811-6167.
- Financial aid: M. D. Anderson offers a financial aid program for certain uninsured, low-income Texas residents who are U.S. citizens or qualified legal aliens (generally, this means legal permanent residents who have resided in the U.S. for at least 5 years).
- Self-pay patients: The Patient Access Center can help with deposit requirements and payment options.
Contact Us
Questions? Need help?
Want to request an appointment?
Call the Children's Cancer Hospital
713-792-5410
(Toll-Free) 888-543-2435
Or call askMDAnderson
1-877-MDA-6789