US Health Care Costs

Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with Cc in Texas

MS-DRG 617: Amputation of lower limb for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders with cc

$83,807typical hospital bill
$17,363typical amount paid
$12,323–$31,499range paid across 16 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $83,807 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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 staysBilledPaid
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler12$137,723$12,323
Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana12$86,313$13,640
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler28$120,664$13,641
North Austin Medical CenterAustin12$131,664$14,617
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio44$161,917$14,686
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo16$73,575$15,595
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth11$67,847$17,031
Bsa HospitalAmarillo18$51,827$17,092
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio19$201,242$17,634
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple21$65,953$18,191
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston19$70,515$19,588
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas20$97,853$20,020
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston11$93,963$20,501
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth14$81,301$20,893
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas12$75,416$23,856
University Health SystemSan Antonio12$77,912$31,499

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.