US Health Care Costs

Mini-stroke (TIA) in Texas

MS-DRG 069: Transient ischemia without thrombolytic

$52,884typical hospital bill
$7,158typical amount paid
$5,519–$25,603range paid across 67 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $52,884 for this stay in 2024, about 7.4 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
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center GrapevineGrapevine18$44,639$5,519
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands32$51,275$5,625
Paris Regional Medical CenterParis16$27,636$5,744
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio25$85,836$5,888
Woodland Heights Medical CenterLufkin12$81,990$5,930
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock22$33,886$5,936
Sierra Medical CenterEl Paso12$98,266$5,954
Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land28$52,345$6,301
Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana20$47,158$6,391
Texoma Medical CenterDenison58$85,584$6,399
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo35$42,022$6,411
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene55$68,424$6,455
Citizens Medical CenterVictoria15$29,630$6,470
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler11$57,338$6,586
Bsa HospitalAmarillo50$37,184$6,624
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston14$44,251$6,732
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Lake PointeRowlett13$42,396$6,818
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio155$80,057$6,836
Medical Center of McKinneyMcKinney27$102,997$6,844
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls30$28,041$6,881
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler38$70,426$6,881
Medical City PlanoPlano50$96,979$6,922
The Medical Center of Southeast TexasPort Arthur14$54,434$6,968
St David's Medical CenterAustin18$43,937$6,994
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin16$68,281$7,038
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio70$89,973$7,044
Mission Regional Medical CenterMission13$38,684$7,050
North Austin Medical CenterAustin17$57,036$7,058
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston11$40,651$7,072
Ascension ProvidenceWaco24$23,903$7,073
Hunt Regional Medical CenterGreenville13$36,318$7,073
Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio24$37,681$7,125
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock19$92,975$7,143
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster30$88,122$7,158
Chi St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan24$44,721$7,242
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest FFort Worth17$40,897$7,332
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth34$44,843$7,376
The Hospitals of Providence - East CampusEl Paso15$144,203$7,399
Medical City WeatherfordWeatherford13$66,088$7,430
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth SouthFort Worth19$52,275$7,438
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas13$83,341$7,447
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas15$42,090$7,469
Medical City Fort WorthFort Worth22$73,113$7,470
AdventHealth Central TexasKilleen11$37,075$7,514
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLCHarlingen19$122,367$7,612
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood57$134,860$7,683
Medical City DentonDenton33$87,979$7,802
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- WaxahachieWaxahachie11$38,126$7,804
The Corpus Christi Medical CenterCorpus Christi37$100,670$7,810
Las Palmas Medical Center a Campus of Lpds HealthcEl Paso12$96,770$7,892
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonDenton12$52,884$7,906
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston22$44,582$8,029
Christus Southeast Texas- St ElizabethBeaumont26$38,309$8,048
Laredo Medical CenterLaredo11$68,047$8,122
Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterHouston15$57,024$8,249
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at IrvingIrving14$40,434$8,289
Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown15$53,975$8,438
Northwest Texas HospitalAmarillo21$100,279$8,540
HCA Houston Healthcare ConroeConroe26$128,232$8,573
Medical Center HospitalOdessa18$37,319$8,658
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple24$39,517$8,877
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi14$40,616$9,073
South Texas Health SystemEdinburg50$128,979$9,090
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas26$35,553$9,159
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth15$42,580$9,187
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston11$76,118$10,720
University Health SystemSan Antonio11$78,070$25,603

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.