US Health Care Costs

Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Mcc in Texas

MS-DRG 242: Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with mcc

$191,227typical hospital bill
$26,233typical amount paid
$20,592–$44,694range paid across 41 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $191,227 for this stay in 2024, about 7.3 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
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler16$191,227$20,592
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio11$168,945$20,809
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands16$194,151$22,854
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center GrapevineGrapevine22$150,776$23,009
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler23$169,806$23,049
Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio19$129,223$23,160
Ascension ProvidenceWaco16$142,222$23,210
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock12$290,932$23,265
Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital PlanoPlano19$137,604$23,459
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin21$298,061$23,616
Medical Center HospitalOdessa14$95,086$24,202
Texoma Medical CenterDenison16$174,872$24,535
Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana24$171,798$24,645
Bsa HospitalAmarillo19$121,275$24,673
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas21$142,152$25,276
Memorial Hermann Katy HospitalKaty11$87,837$25,352
North Austin Medical CenterAustin13$248,207$25,437
Chi St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan17$147,773$25,652
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio31$289,982$25,775
Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin13$255,376$25,831
Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay15$215,491$26,233
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio68$251,487$26,583
South Texas Health SystemEdinburg12$328,913$26,814
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth15$165,766$26,918
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College StatiCollege Station13$134,607$27,222
Medical City DentonDenton15$297,898$27,529
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo11$194,869$27,657
Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown13$220,513$28,036
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster17$406,467$28,337
Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land16$223,230$28,350
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood16$447,153$28,352
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls16$78,759$28,709
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene20$259,842$28,949
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston16$189,207$29,199
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston44$92,175$30,697
St David's Medical CenterAustin24$366,694$34,458
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston18$219,792$35,532
University of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston22$134,659$37,213
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston26$285,717$38,304
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple11$156,654$42,951
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth12$216,025$44,694

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.