US Health Care Costs

Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio in Texas

MS-DRG 808: Major hematological and immunological diagnoses except sickle cell crisis and coagulatio

$143,846typical hospital bill
$22,105typical amount paid
$15,568–$48,970range paid across 11 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $143,846 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
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio12$167,029$15,568
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster11$139,760$16,410
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin15$143,846$17,128
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood20$230,016$19,975
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston11$112,215$20,282
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple14$78,540$22,105
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio66$174,138$22,699
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas17$76,975$26,542
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas18$115,070$27,806
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston17$271,820$35,142
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas13$424,687$48,970

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.