US Health Care Costs

Extracranial Procedures with Mcc in Texas

MS-DRG 037: Extracranial procedures with mcc

$136,636typical hospital bill
$29,880typical amount paid
$23,462–$32,883range paid across 3 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $136,636 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler13$136,636$23,462
Memorial Hermann Memorial City HospitalHouston11$94,382$29,880
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston20$156,995$32,883

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.