US Health Care Costs

Back problems (no surgery) in Texas

MS-DRG 552: Medical back problems without mcc

$51,589typical hospital bill
$8,352typical amount paid
$6,437–$37,989range paid across 83 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $51,589 for this stay in 2024, about 6.2 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
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital RockwallRockwall12$39,941$6,437
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PlanoPlano31$26,639$6,578
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower MoundFlower Mound14$36,909$6,609
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center GrapevineGrapevine47$37,989$6,640
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio87$67,579$6,678
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands33$51,589$6,782
Nacogdoches Medical CenterNacogdoches12$70,811$6,852
Ascension Seton Cedar ParkCedar Park11$52,832$6,960
Paris Regional Medical CenterParis23$22,136$7,097
Bsa HospitalAmarillo45$45,316$7,287
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo22$36,978$7,289
Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio16$39,758$7,298
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney36$29,962$7,326
Citizens Medical CenterVictoria11$20,152$7,400
St David's Medical CenterAustin40$55,456$7,447
Texoma Medical CenterDenison50$78,660$7,481
Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana13$47,788$7,486
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock14$31,368$7,492
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler32$51,383$7,518
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene33$64,378$7,522
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock32$83,668$7,690
Medical City PlanoPlano91$85,522$7,743
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-BedfordBedford11$43,481$7,836
Medical Center of McKinneyMcKinney67$76,750$7,903
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin56$84,125$7,925
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston35$38,165$7,935
Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land47$41,041$7,942
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano36$39,187$8,006
The Hospitals of Providence - Memorial CampusEl Paso14$71,968$8,011
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler40$70,559$8,057
Ascension Seton WilliamsonRound Rock26$59,263$8,064
Chi St Lukes Health Memorial LufkinLufkin14$50,804$8,094
Chi St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan21$39,079$8,125
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio135$66,988$8,147
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio66$74,248$8,153
North Austin Medical CenterAustin12$42,673$8,218
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - CentennialFrisco11$35,453$8,230
Memorial Hermann Katy HospitalKaty16$42,891$8,261
Texas Health Arlington Memorial HospitalArlington16$37,760$8,292
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster56$83,958$8,321
Ascension Seton HaysKyle15$50,559$8,351
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center HillcrestWaco20$28,152$8,352
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston30$36,616$8,361
The Corpus Christi Medical CenterCorpus Christi19$117,636$8,440
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth91$41,165$8,442
Medical City LewisvilleLewisville17$83,640$8,524
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls28$28,774$8,587
The Hospitals of Providence - East CampusEl Paso13$113,748$8,714
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas36$32,006$8,756
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas67$40,448$8,802
Medical City Fort WorthFort Worth31$60,641$8,807
St Luke's the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands21$75,946$8,879
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood72$128,106$8,955
Medical City DentonDenton68$94,281$8,966
HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball12$105,635$9,100
Medical City North HillsNorth Richland Hills23$83,997$9,165
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas52$76,392$9,167
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLCHarlingen17$116,383$9,176
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock33$99,657$9,216
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth13$29,357$9,233
Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin19$47,223$9,298
Baptist Beaumont HospitalBeaumont12$68,895$9,410
HCA Houston Healthcare ConroeConroe28$111,500$9,460
Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterHouston15$43,763$9,524
Medical Center HospitalOdessa12$28,086$9,620
Las Palmas Medical Center a Campus of Lpds HealthcEl Paso22$111,059$9,768
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston55$57,609$9,821
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston80$46,076$9,888
Rio Grande Regional HospitalMcAllen13$105,105$9,988
Northwest Texas HospitalAmarillo15$90,176$10,023
Medical City ArlingtonArlington25$97,806$10,253
Doctors Hosptal at RenaissanceEdinburg11$40,274$10,701
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi20$68,052$11,105
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple28$36,205$11,158
University of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston29$35,420$12,374
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas55$48,754$12,447
HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston14$156,440$12,478
University Medical CenterLubbock23$65,255$12,985
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston43$54,094$13,287
Dell Seton Med Center at the University of TxAustin15$68,631$20,307
University Health SystemSan Antonio17$42,158$22,318
University Medical Center of El PasoEl Paso16$56,083$23,744
Jps Health NetworkFort Worth13$40,760$37,989

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.