US Health Care Costs

Appendix Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Texas

MS-DRG 399: Appendix procedures without cc/mcc

$65,715average hospital bill
$9,000average amount paid

One Texas hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $65,715, about 7.3 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio11$65,715$9,000

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.