US Health Care Costs

Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) in Texas

MS-DRG 274: Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without mcc

$215,548typical hospital bill
$25,389typical amount paid
$21,104–$41,129range paid across 66 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $215,548 for this stay in 2024, about 8.5 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
Sierra Medical CenterEl Paso38$345,773$21,104
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital ArlingtonArlington107$85,036$21,249
Woodland Heights Medical CenterLufkin11$216,436$21,815
Bsa HospitalAmarillo72$151,296$22,417
The Heart Hospital Baylor DentonDenton168$124,067$22,421
Longview Regional Medical CenterLongview148$317,326$22,448
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands74$249,089$22,573
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio36$354,371$23,031
Chi St Lukes Health Memorial LufkinLufkin49$262,954$23,055
Texoma Medical CenterDenison33$108,886$23,118
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler112$214,659$23,242
Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio56$209,979$23,647
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock115$347,725$23,764
Chi St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan55$212,344$23,801
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio71$326,720$24,021
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler22$174,617$24,108
De Tar Hospital NavarroVictoria17$255,805$24,215
Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land49$265,789$24,266
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth61$91,511$24,270
Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital PlanoPlano416$121,962$24,537
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston37$257,374$24,563
Ascension ProvidenceWaco87$214,107$24,597
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio437$334,085$24,640
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston14$269,135$24,696
Medical City PlanoPlano53$587,901$24,783
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock68$124,022$24,809
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano30$88,030$24,847
HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball35$334,234$24,892
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas238$93,186$24,924
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster115$347,440$25,251
The Corpus Christi Medical CenterCorpus Christi16$249,582$25,311
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene178$364,241$25,346
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston29$458,804$25,352
Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin62$191,948$25,425
Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - DallasDallas179$122,423$25,468
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock59$170,781$25,472
Christus Good Shepherd Medical CenterLongview53$200,146$25,486
Medical City North HillsNorth Richland Hills15$556,630$25,584
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center HillcrestWaco24$122,636$25,643
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth176$130,953$25,737
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin102$456,419$25,788
Rio Grande Regional HospitalMcAllen20$319,331$25,850
St Luke's the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands39$252,855$25,874
Baptist Beaumont HospitalBeaumont20$138,066$26,113
Memorial Hermann Memorial City HospitalHouston108$110,049$26,147
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital AllenAllen19$105,963$26,309
St David's Medical CenterAustin349$414,612$26,419
Northwest Texas HospitalAmarillo19$146,151$26,447
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College StatiCollege Station100$113,763$26,493
HCA Houston Healthcare ConroeConroe43$235,746$26,499
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas79$117,560$27,177
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas78$542,482$27,338
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood122$361,910$27,587
Medical City Fort WorthFort Worth57$587,161$27,810
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston207$119,246$27,825
Las Palmas Medical Center a Campus of Lpds HealthcEl Paso74$373,457$28,237
Methodist Dallas Medical CenterDallas18$81,687$28,297
Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown20$248,325$28,383
HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston11$336,286$29,178
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple73$116,573$29,968
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston106$267,500$30,160
University Medical CenterLubbock31$169,855$31,210
Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterHouston38$253,413$32,078
University of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston78$98,572$33,401
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston78$169,028$35,722
University Health SystemSan Antonio27$75,934$41,129

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.