US Health Care Costs

Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Cc in Texas

MS-DRG 035: Carotid artery stent procedures with cc

$129,511typical hospital bill
$17,921typical amount paid
$16,451–$21,042range paid across 16 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $129,511 for this stay in 2024, about 7.2 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
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands14$163,574$16,451
St David's Medical CenterAustin15$209,671$16,464
Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital PlanoPlano27$58,327$16,659
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio13$279,051$16,887
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock11$145,161$16,923
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler53$121,441$17,796
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonDenton17$80,706$17,839
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler14$134,504$17,884
Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - DallasDallas17$70,457$17,957
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth11$101,591$17,965
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio21$185,530$18,116
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-BedfordBedford11$124,519$18,336
Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land15$169,296$19,159
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth16$69,453$19,488
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston22$95,100$19,816
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston18$155,254$21,042

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.