US Health Care Costs

Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) in Texas

MS-DRG 057: Degenerative nervous system disorders without mcc

$73,084typical hospital bill
$11,215typical amount paid
$8,782–$54,002range paid across 45 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $73,084 for this stay in 2024, about 6.5 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
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio34$68,136$8,782
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center GrapevineGrapevine19$52,641$9,039
St David's Medical CenterAustin22$48,227$9,503
Ascension Seton WilliamsonRound Rock11$88,012$9,641
Bsa HospitalAmarillo29$48,050$9,672
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo15$46,628$9,713
Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land12$61,856$9,986
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock12$92,166$10,064
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PlanoPlano19$25,822$10,100
Medical City DentonDenton17$85,842$10,192
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin18$60,301$10,193
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano11$73,084$10,406
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio61$82,297$10,422
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene28$89,393$10,433
Medical City PlanoPlano16$98,315$10,536
Medical Center of McKinneyMcKinney25$79,998$10,549
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center HillcrestWaco13$34,656$10,741
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth12$48,891$10,900
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio25$91,617$10,921
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood32$134,381$11,010
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth30$51,452$11,042
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster25$87,500$11,116
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas18$41,565$11,215
Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin13$52,863$11,231
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas21$93,158$11,250
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands13$101,319$11,359
The Corpus Christi Medical CenterCorpus Christi12$153,288$11,372
Medical City Fort WorthFort Worth18$112,699$11,505
Medical Center HospitalOdessa11$28,847$11,825
HCA Houston Healthcare ConroeConroe11$89,094$11,848
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls20$23,970$11,889
Medical City ArlingtonArlington12$86,919$12,641
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston17$40,286$12,844
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler18$160,163$13,519
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas69$46,765$13,593
Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterHouston17$95,499$13,696
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney11$77,926$13,854
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas19$41,028$14,059
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple21$39,786$14,686
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston11$47,397$15,430
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston45$98,254$16,825
University of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston15$42,900$17,170
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston23$147,290$17,733
University Health SystemSan Antonio17$51,043$24,398
Parkland Health & Hospital SystemDallas11$95,676$54,002

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.