US Health Care Costs

Irregular heartbeat, with complications in Texas

MS-DRG 309: Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with cc

$38,964typical hospital bill
$6,966typical amount paid
$4,768–$20,775range paid across 112 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $38,964 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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
Resolute Health HospitalNew Braunfels14$84,311$4,768
Medical City DecaturDecatur16$77,192$4,832
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PlanoPlano20$29,649$4,947
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center GrapevineGrapevine55$29,298$5,042
Ascension Seton Cedar ParkCedar Park12$51,271$5,068
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands55$50,058$5,329
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney22$33,297$5,347
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio44$47,517$5,421
Woodland Heights Medical CenterLufkin16$50,984$5,456
Longview Regional Medical CenterLongview17$46,081$5,538
Paris Regional Medical CenterParis45$22,661$5,586
Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - DallasDallas30$14,949$5,597
Sierra Medical CenterEl Paso15$66,280$5,613
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock40$32,410$5,685
Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital PlanoPlano97$24,646$5,764
Peterson Regional Medical CenterKerrville36$23,853$5,899
Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land53$48,068$5,949
Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay22$40,932$5,967
Texoma Medical CenterDenison49$68,604$5,981
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock29$50,689$6,007
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene76$50,365$6,049
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital ArlingtonArlington12$21,808$6,063
Citizens Medical CenterVictoria33$16,094$6,103
Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana33$39,345$6,107
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler46$47,597$6,226
St David's Medical CenterAustin56$40,628$6,255
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - CentennialFrisco12$36,865$6,262
Ascension ProvidenceWaco17$19,125$6,276
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo60$31,549$6,305
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston37$54,175$6,375
Bsa HospitalAmarillo88$38,135$6,404
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College StatiCollege Station22$28,509$6,416
Medical Center of McKinneyMcKinney25$75,898$6,458
The Medical Center of Southeast TexasPort Arthur11$40,437$6,514
Guadalupe Regional Medical CenterSeguin14$16,799$6,524
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock31$71,814$6,537
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio188$59,503$6,553
De Tar Hospital NavarroVictoria22$80,334$6,564
Methodist Richardson Medical CenterRichardson26$42,501$6,587
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler71$34,403$6,664
Titus Regional Medical CenterMount Pleasant14$14,678$6,707
Medical City DentonDenton32$94,775$6,709
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- WaxahachieWaxahachie13$31,396$6,718
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin40$53,040$6,736
Chi St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan37$33,459$6,741
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston27$32,708$6,751
Hunt Regional Medical CenterGreenville37$19,789$6,755
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio66$61,067$6,761
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth SouthFort Worth26$38,010$6,761
Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio42$30,954$6,790
Chi St Lukes Health Memorial LufkinLufkin23$39,062$6,811
AdventHealth Central TexasKilleen21$29,716$6,813
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Lake PointeRowlett16$30,596$6,858
North Austin Medical CenterAustin26$47,477$6,874
Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San MarcosSan Marcos15$35,077$6,935
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas37$24,659$6,957
Ascension Seton HaysKyle13$44,492$6,975
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster28$77,268$6,991
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls66$27,029$7,033
Midland Memorial HospitalMidland24$38,370$7,046
Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur SpringsSulphur Springs12$46,901$7,085
Medical City North HillsNorth Richland Hills12$70,169$7,171
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLCHarlingen15$79,552$7,190
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land19$41,655$7,196
Medical City PlanoPlano23$80,466$7,224
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas37$73,419$7,238
Medical City WeatherfordWeatherford24$47,103$7,250
Methodist Charlton Medical CenterDallas15$31,266$7,260
Medical City Fort WorthFort Worth18$69,680$7,269
Memorial Hermann Katy HospitalKaty24$44,216$7,287
Methodist Mansfield Medical CenterMansfield18$32,080$7,306
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest FFort Worth28$31,750$7,328
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-BedfordBedford30$38,866$7,369
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth36$32,184$7,386
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood39$86,756$7,410
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonDenton33$36,346$7,426
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center HillcrestWaco19$29,601$7,503
Seton Medical Center Harker HeightsHarker Heights11$24,116$7,545
Christus Southeast Texas- St ElizabethBeaumont36$37,964$7,551
The Corpus Christi Medical CenterCorpus Christi27$89,063$7,564
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital AllenAllen11$32,798$7,631
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth79$32,955$7,633
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano20$34,753$7,652
HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball14$67,035$7,680
Medical City AllianceFort Worth11$70,236$7,695
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas43$33,255$7,697
Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin36$44,404$7,749
Baptist Beaumont HospitalBeaumont31$36,606$7,760
Memorial Hermann Memorial City HospitalHouston23$33,424$7,767
Christus Good Shepherd Medical CenterLongview27$34,150$7,789
Medical Center HospitalOdessa21$28,057$7,795
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at IrvingIrving18$27,930$7,930
HCA Houston Healthcare ConroeConroe21$68,930$7,985
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital AllianceFort Worth15$36,341$7,986
Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown15$47,985$8,021
Northwest Texas HospitalAmarillo23$68,194$8,244
Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterHouston28$52,317$8,261
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston88$52,832$8,294
Memorial Hermann Northeast HospitalHumble18$53,109$8,340
Medical City ArlingtonArlington18$75,736$8,407
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital StephenvillStephenville16$28,780$8,565
Texas Health Arlington Memorial HospitalArlington19$39,724$8,606
Doctors Hosptal at RenaissanceEdinburg14$31,856$8,674
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple40$32,516$8,693
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston62$46,519$8,731
South Texas Health SystemEdinburg23$105,091$8,741
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas26$25,780$9,309
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi29$48,787$9,333
University of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston45$24,430$9,734
University Medical CenterLubbock28$35,480$11,199
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston36$50,527$12,249
University Health SystemSan Antonio15$28,370$20,775

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.