US Health Care Costs

Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage with Mcc in Texas

MS-DRG 020: Intracranial vascular procedures with principal diagnosis hemorrhage with mcc

$525,352typical hospital bill
$96,388typical amount paid
$78,951–$113,825range paid across 2 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $525,352 for this stay in 2024, about 5.5 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
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock11$553,091$78,951
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston14$497,612$113,825

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.