US Health Care Costs

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc in Texas

MS-DRG 418: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. with cc

$89,777typical hospital bill
$13,094typical amount paid
$11,203–$18,986range paid across 46 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $89,777 for this stay in 2024, about 6.9 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
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio15$105,399$11,203
Paris Regional Medical CenterParis12$72,486$11,565
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands21$102,083$11,600
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PlanoPlano13$69,510$11,768
Ascension ProvidenceWaco13$55,340$11,779
Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana18$82,056$11,832
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney15$63,782$11,965
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler36$143,602$12,112
Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land15$113,548$12,298
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio55$104,303$12,428
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio33$149,368$12,505
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo21$57,250$12,523
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock18$65,592$12,559
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene25$144,959$12,582
Chi St Lukes Health Memorial LufkinLufkin11$70,972$12,709
St David's Medical CenterAustin16$150,750$12,741
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin13$180,374$12,763
Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin15$124,504$12,820
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock17$184,021$12,852
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital AllianceFort Worth12$68,954$12,875
The Corpus Christi Medical CenterCorpus Christi19$237,748$12,975
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-BedfordBedford16$79,830$13,021
Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio22$100,495$13,062
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonDenton15$77,570$13,126
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster13$187,528$13,275
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas16$89,839$13,277
Chi St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan13$106,745$13,314
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood12$264,159$13,769
Christus Southeast Texas- St ElizabethBeaumont13$89,716$13,855
North Austin Medical CenterAustin12$142,651$13,963
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- WaxahachieWaxahachie16$61,911$14,109
Baptist Beaumont HospitalBeaumont12$87,214$14,309
Medical City PlanoPlano12$220,210$14,494
Bsa HospitalAmarillo31$78,895$14,570
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth26$86,239$14,727
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano19$79,878$14,839
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple19$73,024$15,347
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston27$89,305$15,407
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls19$61,810$15,722
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi14$90,206$16,007
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston32$127,077$16,062
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas26$67,510$16,155
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest FFort Worth14$89,204$17,123
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston12$116,329$18,031
University Medical CenterLubbock13$106,867$18,713
University of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston17$64,617$18,986

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.