US Health Care Costs

Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities in Texas

MS-DRG 483: Major joint or limb reattachment procedures of upper extremities

$181,462typical hospital bill
$18,651typical amount paid
$15,639–$26,692range paid across 23 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $181,462 for this stay in 2024, about 9.7 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
The Physicians CentreBryan28$49,620$15,639
The Hospital at Westlake Medical CenterAustin67$144,041$16,063
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital FortworthFort Worth15$49,314$16,313
North Central Surgical Center LlpDallas13$57,162$16,485
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - FriscoFrisco24$83,500$16,596
Sierra Medical CenterEl Paso12$279,774$16,871
Baylor Scott and White Orthopedic and Spine HospiArlington60$87,404$17,203
Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio14$181,462$17,652
Texas Orthopedic HospitalHouston72$274,190$18,016
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio28$242,158$18,287
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio26$198,435$18,424
Medical Center of McKinneyMcKinney13$541,264$18,651
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas25$111,822$18,658
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene17$224,989$19,391
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio16$208,462$19,621
Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin18$189,708$20,523
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano25$114,215$20,650
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas54$104,564$21,790
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas13$113,525$22,960
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston18$116,621$23,830
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston16$265,556$23,949
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston28$308,892$24,221
Medical City PlanoPlano23$566,682$26,692

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.