US Health Care Costs

Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon Without Mcc in Texas

MS-DRG 269: Aortic and heart assist procedures except pulsation balloon without mcc

$220,471typical hospital bill
$35,112typical amount paid
$27,582–$47,661range paid across 21 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $220,471 for this stay in 2024, about 6.3 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
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio11$255,817$27,582
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler20$297,221$28,552
Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana11$217,939$28,600
Longview Regional Medical CenterLongview13$385,335$28,756
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio13$278,798$29,145
Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - DallasDallas17$127,348$29,277
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth13$126,842$31,905
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene14$331,003$31,997
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio13$339,947$33,081
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls12$122,399$34,830
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth17$144,595$35,112
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood11$903,211$36,118
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston18$332,258$36,594
St David's Medical CenterAustin21$575,760$37,004
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas13$167,472$37,079
Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterHouston15$325,947$38,722
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple15$119,120$39,895
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston11$180,124$40,802
Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital PlanoPlano51$148,812$41,548
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston22$136,675$44,504
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas48$220,471$47,661

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.