US Health Care Costs

Other Digestive System O.r. Procedures with Cc in Texas

MS-DRG 357: Other digestive system o.r. procedures with cc

$120,135typical hospital bill
$18,645typical amount paid
$16,507–$20,783range paid across 2 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $120,135 for this stay in 2024, about 6.4 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
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio19$180,367$16,507
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas12$59,903$20,783

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.