US Health Care Costs

Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with Mcc in Texas

MS-DRG 040: Peripheral, cranial nerve and other nervous system procedures with mcc

$194,236typical hospital bill
$40,642typical amount paid
$35,556–$54,457range paid across 3 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $194,236 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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 - TempleTemple25$114,764$35,556
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston15$194,236$40,642
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston11$436,841$54,457

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.