US Health Care Costs

Bowel obstruction, with complications in Texas

MS-DRG 389: Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc

$41,349typical hospital bill
$7,408typical amount paid
$4,922–$19,852range paid across 82 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $41,349 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Texas Health Hospital FriscoFrisco11$35,339$4,922
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center GrapevineGrapevine30$23,302$5,474
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Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney22$22,625$5,582
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PlanoPlano33$25,489$5,699
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Sierra Medical CenterEl Paso12$59,382$5,923
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Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio22$47,637$5,968
–$6,520$4,757–$10,504 · 54 plans
Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay17$45,730$6,092
–$11,372$9,222–$12,910 · 8 plans
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands35$40,110$6,126
–$10,117$9,178–$12,122 · 9 plans
Texoma Medical CenterDenison18$65,307$6,254
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Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo30$26,688$6,257
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Peterson Regional Medical CenterKerrville16$29,843$6,268
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock19$21,787$6,275
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Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land31$37,311$6,327
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Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana18$35,478$6,368
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Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene30$48,925$6,415
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Citizens Medical CenterVictoria14$20,075$6,468
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Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock11$53,569$6,480
–$7,116$5,027–$11,136 · 88 plans
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler44$46,321$6,491
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Bsa HospitalAmarillo32$34,360$6,549
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St Luke's the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands19$54,629$6,666
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United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls26$31,978$6,684
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Chi St Lukes Health Memorial LufkinLufkin13$46,615$6,702
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Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston33$44,983$6,774
–$11,372$9,304–$13,391 · 8 plans
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio119$60,974$6,808
–$7,749$4,757–$11,431 · 54 plans
Medical Center of McKinneyMcKinney16$66,605$6,842
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Methodist Mansfield Medical CenterMansfield20$43,921$6,882
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Ascension ProvidenceWaco19$19,841$6,888
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Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler21$45,087$6,902
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Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio41$86,088$6,999
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Methodist Richardson Medical CenterRichardson17$31,197$7,030
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De Tar Hospital NavarroVictoria12$80,185$7,044
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Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston29$42,931$7,048
–$12,117$9,596–$18,863 · 9 plans
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest FFort Worth21$35,494$7,077
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Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Lake PointeRowlett17$28,645$7,118
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Hunt Regional Medical CenterGreenville12$27,833$7,130
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- WaxahachieWaxahachie11$30,312$7,215
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Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio32$32,372$7,235
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Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas34$24,131$7,306
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Medical City DentonDenton14$68,890$7,312
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Chi St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan21$48,748$7,325
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Covenant Medical CenterLubbock31$73,368$7,364
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Memorial Hermann Katy HospitalKaty20$36,718$7,451
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Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth44$35,794$7,480
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Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano31$37,719$7,484
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Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas47$27,489$7,539
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center HillcrestWaco15$23,460$7,558
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The Corpus Christi Medical CenterCorpus Christi22$76,406$7,586
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Midland Memorial HospitalMidland16$31,708$7,599
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Methodist Charlton Medical CenterDallas13$44,091$7,609
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St David's Medical CenterAustin25$42,784$7,672
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Christus Southeast Texas- St ElizabethBeaumont19$29,515$7,719
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Medical City WeatherfordWeatherford14$69,136$7,724
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Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth SouthFort Worth14$44,743$7,869
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Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonDenton27$37,900$7,882
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North Austin Medical CenterAustin22$56,708$8,005
–$8,328$5,923–$12,758 · 88 plans
Texas Health Arlington Memorial HospitalArlington13$40,651$8,027
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Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas18$77,830$8,065
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HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood34$98,294$8,086
–$8,795$7,108–$12,503 · 61 plans
Baptist Beaumont HospitalBeaumont19$54,151$8,163
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Christus Good Shepherd Medical CenterLongview14$32,409$8,256
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Las Palmas Medical Center a Campus of Lpds HealthcEl Paso21$92,878$8,399
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Baylor University Medical CenterDallas32$22,586$8,593
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Memorial Hermann Memorial City HospitalHouston15$36,701$8,599
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St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin25$97,261$8,621
–$8,127$5,045–$12,553 · 90 plans
Medical City North HillsNorth Richland Hills16$64,132$8,656
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Medical City PlanoPlano31$63,188$8,678
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Medical Center HospitalOdessa14$22,425$8,691
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Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth18$29,040$8,692
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Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown14$46,646$8,735
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Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterHouston15$53,475$8,907
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Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston56$37,898$8,996
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at IrvingIrving11$29,276$9,034
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Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin21$51,155$9,108
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Houston Methodist HospitalHouston71$48,897$9,132
–$13,603$7,707–$17,178 · 10 plans
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple24$27,267$9,334
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Memorial Hermann Northeast HospitalHumble12$32,707$9,379
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Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi14$53,490$9,403
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University of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston29$17,262$10,702
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University Medical CenterLubbock32$49,240$11,592
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Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-BedfordBedford16$36,676$11,659
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Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston17$50,613$11,823
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University Health SystemSan Antonio13$42,046$19,852
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HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster––––$8,361$6,781–$11,886 · 61 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston––––$7,596$7,091–$11,241 · 47 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston––––$14,050$8,805–$15,374 · 48 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare PearlandPearland––––$9,683$7,234–$11,931 · 49 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare SoutheastPasadena––––$13,341$7,535–$16,052 · 59 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball––––$8,428$7,722–$11,739 · 48 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston––––$11,246$6,733–$13,672 · 59 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.