US Health Care Costs

C-section, with complications in Texas

MS-DRG 787: Cesarean section without sterilization with cc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster––––$10,607$5,228–$11,555 · 73 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood––––$11,200$5,228–$12,060 · 73 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston––––$9,784$5,228–$10,603 · 59 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston––––$11,432$5,228–$17,433 · 60 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare PearlandPearland––––$11,578$5,228–$12,496 · 61 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare SoutheastPasadena––––$15,498$5,228–$16,921 · 71 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball––––$10,519$5,228–$11,170 · 60 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston––––$13,605$5,228–$14,577 · 71 plans
Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay––––$11,199$9,294–$17,122 · 8 plans
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston––––$11,464$9,294–$21,656 · 10 plans
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands––––$12,559$9,056–$14,686 · 9 plans
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston––––$12,559$9,294–$24,724 · 9 plans
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston––––$11,274$9,294–$17,631 · 8 plans
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio––––$9,689$5,331–$10,247 · 54 plans
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio––––$8,534$5,331–$9,794 · 54 plans
North Austin Medical CenterAustin––––$9,595$5,502–$11,696 · 92 plans
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock––––$8,531$5,112–$10,038 · 92 plans
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin––––$9,544$5,186–$11,315 · 94 plans

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.