US Health Care Costs

Connective Tissue Disorders with Cc in Texas

MS-DRG 546: Connective tissue disorders with cc

$66,238typical hospital bill
$12,556typical amount paid
$11,644–$13,468range paid across 2 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $66,238 for this stay in 2024, about 5.3 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
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas14$51,565$11,644
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston16$80,912$13,468

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.