US Health Care Costs

Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications in Texas

MS-DRG 640: Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with mcc

$60,982typical hospital bill
$10,900typical amount paid
$7,901–$129,345range paid across 148 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $60,982 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital RockwallRockwall12$46,919$7,901
Texas Health Hospital FriscoFrisco12$44,988$8,042
Resolute Health HospitalNew Braunfels34$100,031$8,311
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center GrapevineGrapevine62$47,059$8,506
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower MoundFlower Mound20$40,509$8,564
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center SunnyvaleSunnyvale19$43,085$8,826
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands39$55,862$8,839
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio60$76,944$8,993
Nacogdoches Medical CenterNacogdoches20$99,068$9,077
Longview Regional Medical CenterLongview25$62,617$9,124
Woodland Heights Medical CenterLufkin24$73,061$9,138
Ascension Seton Cedar ParkCedar Park14$61,878$9,479
Peterson Regional Medical CenterKerrville18$33,433$9,521
Paris Regional Medical CenterParis48$35,361$9,522
Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana52$53,126$9,565
Harlingen Medical CenterHarlingen14$41,369$9,647
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock44$66,468$9,651
Citizens Medical CenterVictoria31$24,382$9,681
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler63$95,346$9,707
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney52$41,323$9,708
Texoma Medical CenterDenison56$89,190$9,709
Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land64$59,024$9,713
Methodist Mansfield Medical CenterMansfield43$65,068$9,716
Bsa HospitalAmarillo94$60,849$9,780
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PlanoPlano42$45,390$9,802
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble FallsMarble Falls12$41,539$9,851
St David's Medical CenterAustin55$66,568$9,866
Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay26$50,541$9,905
Methodist Richardson Medical CenterRichardson48$68,381$9,923
Guadalupe Regional Medical CenterSeguin13$20,052$9,939
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston57$58,829$9,980
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital AllianceFort Worth14$46,274$10,054
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth SouthFort Worth41$40,068$10,090
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-BedfordBedford29$52,222$10,090
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - CentennialFrisco23$37,863$10,116
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo74$53,828$10,142
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio204$89,420$10,159
Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio82$47,227$10,170
Medical City PlanoPlano46$92,551$10,182
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Lake PointeRowlett64$45,039$10,185
Ascension Seton WilliamsonRound Rock30$60,786$10,193
Fort Duncan Medical CenterEagle Pass16$77,367$10,265
The Medical Center of Southeast TexasPort Arthur11$61,115$10,287
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene82$89,162$10,323
The Hospitals of Providence - Memorial CampusEl Paso14$115,158$10,346
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio269$90,447$10,350
Chi St Lukes Health Memorial LufkinLufkin27$54,924$10,360
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College StatiCollege Station30$37,069$10,374
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler43$72,283$10,391
St Luke's the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands41$62,334$10,394
Hendrick Medical Center BrownwoodBrownwood15$60,518$10,401
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- WaxahachieWaxahachie49$47,952$10,481
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock64$119,606$10,487
De Tar Hospital NavarroVictoria31$109,081$10,507
The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain CampusEl Paso20$115,185$10,511
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston45$56,847$10,517
Ascension Seton HaysKyle14$61,788$10,537
St Luke's Hospital at the VintageHouston13$54,660$10,576
Ascension ProvidenceWaco22$24,457$10,625
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin60$71,892$10,634
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston14$103,452$10,644
Huntsville Memorial HospitalHuntsville14$34,278$10,669
Chi St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan36$64,722$10,670
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest FFort Worth50$56,719$10,674
Hunt Regional Medical CenterGreenville26$38,686$10,686
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land20$49,521$10,718
AdventHealth Central TexasKilleen40$27,153$10,748
Lake Granbury Medical CenterGranbury12$68,541$10,753
Mission Regional Medical CenterMission34$40,987$10,803
Doctors Hospital of LaredoLaredo12$83,285$10,843
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth101$50,842$10,867
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster82$104,704$10,874
Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur SpringsSulphur Springs17$65,935$10,880
Seton Medical Center Harker HeightsHarker Heights16$24,659$10,894
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano63$53,218$10,907
Valley Baptist Medical Center- BrownsvilleBrownsville21$105,355$10,922
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center HillcrestWaco30$35,394$10,939
St Luke's Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land16$42,182$10,977
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas66$55,408$10,979
Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San MarcosSan Marcos19$58,099$11,008
Medical City DentonDenton52$96,644$11,011
North Austin Medical CenterAustin45$63,988$11,032
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood104$112,771$11,062
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLCHarlingen30$115,946$11,084
Medical City North HillsNorth Richland Hills22$77,045$11,158
Medical City Fort WorthFort Worth39$79,578$11,173
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls90$41,331$11,184
Dallas Regional Medical CenterMesquite22$59,084$11,202
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock45$42,262$11,219
Valley Regional Medical CenterBrownsville30$103,630$11,253
Medical City AllianceFort Worth18$76,272$11,274
Midland Memorial HospitalMidland53$45,917$11,294
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonDenton38$50,869$11,297
Chi St Luke's Health BrazosportLake Jackson16$54,895$11,328
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth84$49,386$11,359
Medical City LewisvilleLewisville38$83,576$11,407
HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball30$85,833$11,409
White Rock Medical CenterDallas11$45,906$11,505
Memorial Hermann Katy HospitalKaty36$56,442$11,538
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital CleburneCleburne13$43,890$11,582
The Corpus Christi Medical CenterCorpus Christi37$122,595$11,592
HCA Houston Healthcare PearlandPearland16$110,249$11,606
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas56$122,837$11,623
Christus Good Shepherd Medical CenterLongview31$42,568$11,707
Northwest Texas HospitalAmarillo27$87,563$11,786
Memorial Hermann Memorial City HospitalHouston58$50,616$11,790
The Hospitals of Providence - East CampusEl Paso29$87,491$11,805
Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown50$71,987$11,816
HCA Houston Healthcare ConroeConroe29$81,937$11,884
Christus Southeast Texas- St ElizabethBeaumont54$58,550$11,886
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas100$48,948$11,918
Knapp Medical CenterWeslaco44$44,679$11,948
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at IrvingIrving61$46,715$11,959
Medical Center HospitalOdessa37$38,241$11,965
Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin28$90,717$12,006
Baptist Beaumont HospitalBeaumont55$67,455$12,027
Las Palmas Medical Center a Campus of Lpds HealthcEl Paso52$128,225$12,134
Medical City ArlingtonArlington47$94,909$12,216
Rio Grande Regional HospitalMcAllen27$69,939$12,334
Methodist Charlton Medical CenterDallas46$79,561$12,409
Medical City WeatherfordWeatherford41$98,449$12,499
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston153$59,620$12,558
Memorial Hermann Northeast HospitalHumble51$59,335$12,609
South Texas Health SystemEdinburg58$124,542$12,828
Doctors Hosptal at RenaissanceEdinburg14$38,796$12,838
Laredo Medical CenterLaredo30$83,880$12,857
Medical Center of McKinneyMcKinney45$97,567$12,946
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston117$80,119$13,270
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi50$63,046$13,311
HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston40$89,608$13,541
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas88$47,447$13,936
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple86$53,691$14,369
Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterHouston31$85,210$14,497
Ascension Seton NorthwestAustin15$56,101$14,831
Christus Spohn Hospital BeevilleBeeville11$39,426$14,910
HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston32$129,841$15,420
Texas Health Arlington Memorial HospitalArlington36$67,985$15,503
University Medical CenterLubbock36$74,855$16,057
University of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston81$36,085$16,181
HCA Houston Healthcare SoutheastPasadena29$125,540$16,541
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston58$75,509$17,809
Methodist Dallas Medical CenterDallas39$118,795$19,980
Dell Seton Med Center at the University of TxAustin17$75,052$23,213
University Medical Center of El PasoEl Paso25$32,918$24,824
University Health SystemSan Antonio34$61,334$25,931
Jps Health NetworkFort Worth41$65,512$41,781
Parkland Health & Hospital SystemDallas35$89,490$51,322
Harris HealthHouston14$35,790$129,345

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.