US Health Care Costs

Pneumothorax with Cc in Texas

MS-DRG 200: Pneumothorax with cc

$52,456typical hospital bill
$10,322typical amount paid
$8,609–$14,455range paid across 6 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $52,456 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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)
Bsa HospitalAmarillo14$54,840$8,609
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Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler13$77,652$9,260
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Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler11$52,905$9,362
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Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston11$50,153$11,282
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Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth13$47,501$11,558
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Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston11$52,007$14,455
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HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster––––$10,791$9,439–$15,367 · 61 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood––––$11,393$9,894–$16,771 · 61 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston––––$10,142$9,510–$15,116 · 47 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston––––$16,505$11,450–$19,074 · 48 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare PearlandPearland––––$12,008$10,068–$15,708 · 49 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare SoutheastPasadena––––$15,682$9,689–$21,486 · 59 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball––––$10,709$10,270–$15,267 · 48 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston––––$13,742$9,121–$17,605 · 59 plans
Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay––––$15,535$12,581–$16,897 · 8 plans
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston––––$18,282$10,227–$23,523 · 10 plans
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands––––$14,081$12,692–$16,464 · 9 plans
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston––––$16,387$13,120–$24,410 · 9 plans
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston––––$15,535$12,667–$17,404 · 8 plans
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio––––$10,113$4,757–$15,281 · 54 plans
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio––––$8,791$4,757–$14,598 · 54 plans
North Austin Medical CenterAustin––––$10,638$7,199–$16,429 · 88 plans
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock––––$9,353$5,027–$15,045 · 88 plans
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin––––$10,472$5,045–$16,250 · 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.