US Health Care Costs

Headaches Without Mcc in Texas

MS-DRG 103: Headaches without mcc

$62,543typical hospital bill
$7,641typical amount paid
$7,069–$11,899range paid across 10 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $62,543 for this stay in 2024, about 8.2 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
St David's Medical CenterAustin11$47,740$7,069
Texoma Medical CenterDenison13$88,740$7,181
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio29$78,696$7,428
Medical City PlanoPlano15$87,757$7,450
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio37$72,102$7,548
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas11$44,336$7,734
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood17$131,073$8,244
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas11$29,116$9,252
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple17$35,136$10,372
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston16$52,985$11,899

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.