US Health Care Costs

Diabetes Without Cc/Mcc in Texas

MS-DRG 639: Diabetes without cc/mcc

$35,339typical hospital bill
$5,854typical amount paid
$5,042–$6,073range paid across 3 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $35,339 for this stay in 2024, about 6.0 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
Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land13$35,339$5,042
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio15$47,768$5,854
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls16$26,802$6,073

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.