Dysequilibrium in Texas
MS-DRG 149: Dysequilibrium
$60,698typical hospital bill
$6,979typical amount paid
$4,980–$8,680range paid across 22 hospitals
Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $60,698 for this stay in 2024, about 8.7 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.
Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | Cash price | Insurers (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano | Plano | 12 | $31,452 | $4,980 | – | – | |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | San Antonio | 13 | $63,235 | $5,382 | – | $6,239$4,757–$9,981 · 54 plans | |
| Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital | The Woodlands | 14 | $45,152 | $5,517 | – | $9,627$8,580–$11,322 · 9 plans | |
| Shannon Medical Center | San Angelo | 21 | $38,216 | $5,963 | – | – | |
| Texoma Medical Center | Denison | 19 | $76,205 | $5,995 | – | – | |
| Bsa Hospital | Amarillo | 19 | $31,158 | $6,149 | – | – | |
| St David's Medical Center | Austin | 14 | $58,160 | $6,303 | – | – | |
| Medical City Plano | Plano | 19 | $80,284 | $6,403 | – | – | |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | Kingwood | 27 | $105,493 | $6,725 | – | $8,475$6,764–$11,763 · 61 plans | |
| St David's South Austin Medical Center | Austin | 14 | $55,091 | $6,790 | – | $7,837$5,045–$11,929 · 90 plans | |
| Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | San Antonio | 11 | $32,153 | $6,964 | – | – | |
| Baptist Medical Center | San Antonio | 34 | $73,961 | $6,995 | – | – | |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital | Dallas | 18 | $81,362 | $7,186 | – | – | |
| United Regional Health Care System | Wichita Falls | 14 | $27,115 | $7,243 | – | – | |
| Medical Center of McKinney | McKinney | 13 | $80,039 | $7,305 | – | – | |
| The Corpus Christi Medical Center | Corpus Christi | 12 | $82,736 | $7,414 | – | – | |
| Hendrick Medical Center | Abilene | 16 | $71,848 | $7,703 | – | – | |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | Fort Worth | 12 | $42,878 | $7,709 | – | – | |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston | 16 | $45,794 | $7,922 | – | $13,054$7,396–$16,124 · 10 plans | |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe | Conroe | 14 | $107,078 | $7,945 | – | – | |
| Methodist Hospital | San Antonio | 75 | $65,556 | $7,991 | – | $7,457$4,757–$10,458 · 54 plans | |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | Temple | 13 | $42,014 | $8,680 | – | – | |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake | Webster | – | – | – | – | $7,982$6,745–$11,188 · 61 plans | |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | Houston | – | – | – | – | $7,305$6,776–$10,453 · 47 plans | |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | Houston | – | – | – | – | $13,761$8,090–$14,915 · 48 plans | |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland | Pearland | – | – | – | – | $9,211$6,884–$10,753 · 49 plans | |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast | Pasadena | – | – | – | – | $13,053$6,998–$15,704 · 59 plans | |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball | Tomball | – | – | – | – | $8,146$7,037–$10,829 · 48 plans | |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West | Houston | – | – | – | – | $10,938$6,439–$12,722 · 59 plans | |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital | Nassau Bay | – | – | – | – | $10,615$8,664–$12,418 · 8 plans | |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | Houston | – | – | – | – | $11,320$8,997–$18,179 · 9 plans | |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | Houston | – | – | – | – | $10,615$8,745–$12,896 · 8 plans | |
| North Austin Medical Center | Austin | – | – | – | – | $8,043$5,764–$12,153 · 88 plans | |
| Round Rock Medical Center | Round Rock | – | – | – | – | $6,840$5,027–$10,704 · 88 plans |
Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.