US Health Care Costs

Other Respiratory System Diagnoses Without Mcc in Texas

MS-DRG 206: Other respiratory system diagnoses without mcc

$86,391typical hospital bill
$12,606typical amount paid
$7,935–$22,677range paid across 4 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $86,391 for this stay in 2024, about 6.9 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 Antonio23$90,955$7,935
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas14$39,857$10,367
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas36$81,826$14,845
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston18$212,778$22,677

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.