Carotid Artery Stent Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Texas
MS-DRG 036: Carotid artery stent procedures without cc/mcc
$100,545typical hospital bill
$14,091typical amount paid
$12,776–$18,248range paid across 18 hospitals
Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $100,545 for this stay in 2024, about 7.1 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)
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.