US Health Care Costs

Non-Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc in Texas

MS-DRG 987: Non-extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with mcc

$156,988typical hospital bill
$46,564typical amount paid
$27,154–$60,111range paid across 7 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $156,988 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston20$124,131$27,154
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas25$156,988$30,804
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston16$176,307$44,282
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas18$187,497$46,564
University Health SystemSan Antonio11$121,607$54,798
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston14$423,589$59,485
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth11$127,254$60,111

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.