US Health Care Costs

Newborn care (healthy baby) in Texas

MS-DRG 795: Normal newborn

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster––––$3,651$1,406–$3,904 · 52 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood––––$3,768$1,044–$4,066 · 52 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston––––$3,021$1,556–$3,204 · 41 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston––––$9,527$1,268–$10,104 · 42 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare PearlandPearland––––$5,096$1,572–$5,405 · 43 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare SoutheastPasadena––––$8,880$1,235–$9,590 · 51 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball––––$3,959$1,572–$4,199 · 43 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston––––$6,488$1,389–$6,942 · 51 plans
Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay––––$4,189$3,027–$5,310 · 4 plans
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston––––$4,382$2,903–$9,820 · 6 plans
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands––––$2,559$1,894–$3,001 · 5 plans
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston––––$6,066$3,216–$12,736 · 5 plans
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston––––$4,498$3,124–$5,742 · 4 plans
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio––––$3,142$1,071–$3,242 · 46 plans
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio––––$2,148$1,071–$2,405 · 46 plans
North Austin Medical CenterAustin––––$3,886$1,221–$5,246 · 71 plans
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock––––$2,852$1,139–$3,594 · 70 plans
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin––––$3,655$1,157–$4,898 · 72 plans

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.