US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Cc in Texas

MS-DRG 026: Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with cc

$163,614typical hospital bill
$27,006typical amount paid
$19,742–$40,797range paid across 12 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $163,614 for this stay in 2024, about 6.1 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio19$154,523$19,742
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock14$228,141$20,637
St David's Medical CenterAustin19$259,943$22,090
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler18$172,704$22,937
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas39$86,100$24,747
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas12$111,622$26,856
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston15$126,602$27,157
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston24$175,440$30,646
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth23$133,609$31,531
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston27$241,453$32,321
Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterHouston16$186,299$33,391
University Health SystemSan Antonio16$121,602$40,797

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.