US Health Care Costs

Non-Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Cc in Texas

MS-DRG 988: Non-extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$61,538typical hospital bill
$16,954typical amount paid
$16,380–$30,988range paid across 4 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $61,538 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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)
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston13$64,764$16,380
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Baylor University Medical CenterDallas11$58,312$16,706
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple14$75,457$17,202
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University Health SystemSan Antonio13$54,050$30,988
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HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster––––$15,065$14,112–$22,893 · 61 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood––––$16,306$14,792–$24,255 · 61 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston––––$14,359$13,613–$21,813 · 47 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston––––$21,025$18,503–$30,014 · 48 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare PearlandPearland––––$16,097$15,053–$23,818 · 49 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare SoutheastPasadena––––$20,194$14,040–$28,164 · 59 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball––––$14,721$14,215–$22,389 · 48 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston––––$18,313$13,321–$25,444 · 59 plans
Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay––––$23,329$19,108–$25,870 · 8 plans
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston––––$28,326$14,659–$35,854 · 10 plans
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands––––$21,491$19,228–$25,853 · 9 plans
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston––––$25,000$20,026–$34,954 · 9 plans
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston––––$23,606$19,201–$25,870 · 8 plans
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio––––$14,271$6,760–$22,554 · 53 plans
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio––––$12,785$6,760–$22,483 · 53 plans
North Austin Medical CenterAustin––––$14,845$9,715–$22,870 · 88 plans
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock––––$13,286$7,324–$22,495 · 88 plans
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin––––$14,743$7,561–$22,758 · 90 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.