US Health Care Costs

Appendix Procedures with Cc in Texas

MS-DRG 398: Appendix procedures with cc

$89,136typical hospital bill
$12,091typical amount paid
$11,939–$15,941range paid across 3 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $89,136 for this stay in 2024, about 7.4 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
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio11$133,155$11,939
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio26$89,136$12,091
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston11$71,873$15,941

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.