US Health Care Costs

High blood pressure in Texas

MS-DRG 305: Hypertension without mcc

$45,327typical hospital bill
$7,002typical amount paid
$5,037–$11,106range paid across 63 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $45,327 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
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PlanoPlano11$31,998$5,037
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center GrapevineGrapevine26$29,979$5,193
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio29$53,669$5,429
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands26$43,781$5,501
Paris Regional Medical CenterParis14$25,868$5,661
Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land28$46,063$5,986
St David's Medical CenterAustin35$42,973$6,033
Peterson Regional Medical CenterKerrville11$32,441$6,044
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo38$32,372$6,087
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney15$28,250$6,113
Bsa HospitalAmarillo34$42,683$6,211
Texoma Medical CenterDenison25$67,272$6,227
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene28$46,734$6,292
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls56$24,984$6,352
Woodland Heights Medical CenterLufkin13$39,136$6,391
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock20$47,773$6,428
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio151$65,919$6,480
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston25$39,976$6,533
St Luke's the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands16$45,327$6,564
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano25$45,422$6,571
Medical City PlanoPlano26$70,341$6,616
Medical Center of McKinneyMcKinney34$63,563$6,640
Medical City Fort WorthFort Worth24$51,741$6,756
Mission Regional Medical CenterMission12$25,952$6,756
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- WaxahachieWaxahachie13$32,438$6,779
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock13$75,679$6,786
Chi St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan25$40,254$6,788
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler21$60,801$6,798
Chi St Lukes Health Memorial LufkinLufkin14$32,189$6,810
Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio20$33,273$6,837
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin24$55,297$6,964
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster39$71,460$7,002
Medical City DentonDenton34$68,467$7,067
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas16$34,230$7,128
North Austin Medical CenterAustin19$61,655$7,130
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas30$63,596$7,241
Medical City WeatherfordWeatherford11$49,494$7,284
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood36$91,635$7,312
Christus Good Shepherd Medical CenterLongview16$30,978$7,370
Medical City North HillsNorth Richland Hills16$56,685$7,383
Medical City LewisvilleLewisville14$102,487$7,391
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonDenton20$31,491$7,454
The Corpus Christi Medical CenterCorpus Christi24$78,080$7,473
Laredo Medical CenterLaredo13$61,688$7,514
Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin15$38,810$7,618
Medical City AllianceFort Worth12$54,329$7,733
Methodist Charlton Medical CenterDallas12$42,344$7,822
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston49$41,507$7,829
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at IrvingIrving16$29,671$7,935
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest FFort Worth17$29,038$8,047
Memorial Hermann Memorial City HospitalHouston13$38,080$8,047
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth SouthFort Worth18$34,637$8,060
Medical City ArlingtonArlington25$92,584$8,080
HCA Houston Healthcare ConroeConroe23$91,383$8,218
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth44$33,588$8,274
Las Palmas Medical Center a Campus of Lpds HealthcEl Paso21$75,312$8,495
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-BedfordBedford12$38,166$8,538
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio55$68,890$8,566
South Texas Health SystemEdinburg13$100,117$8,599
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston26$45,884$8,800
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas14$28,159$9,013
University of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston11$26,309$10,401
University Medical CenterLubbock11$48,254$11,106

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.