US Health Care Costs

C-section in Texas

MS-DRG 788: Cesarean section without sterilization without cc/mcc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster––––$9,413$5,228–$10,664 · 73 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood––––$9,913$5,228–$10,995 · 73 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston––––$8,627$5,224–$10,446 · 59 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston––––$11,432$5,228–$16,170 · 60 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare PearlandPearland––––$10,630$5,228–$11,274 · 61 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare SoutheastPasadena––––$14,327$5,228–$15,643 · 71 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball––––$9,389$5,228–$10,446 · 60 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston––––$12,357$5,228–$13,239 · 71 plans
Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay––––$9,445$7,596–$15,087 · 8 plans
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston––––$9,713$7,596–$18,970 · 10 plans
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands––––$10,343$7,468–$12,608 · 9 plans
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston––––$10,343$7,596–$21,892 · 9 plans
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston––––$9,586$7,596–$15,582 · 8 plans
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio––––$8,650$5,331–$9,163 · 54 plans
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio––––$7,608$5,331–$8,521 · 54 plans
North Austin Medical CenterAustin––––$8,545$5,502–$10,415 · 92 plans
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock––––$7,928$5,112–$8,913 · 92 plans
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin––––$8,467$5,186–$10,038 · 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.