Major Chest Procedures with Cc in Texas
MS-DRG 164: Major chest procedures with cc
$167,361typical hospital bill
$20,167typical amount paid
$17,519–$26,227range paid across 24 hospitals
Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $167,361 for this stay in 2024, about 8.3 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)
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.