US Health Care Costs

Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc in Texas

MS-DRG 243: Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with cc

$125,090typical hospital bill
$17,762typical amount paid
$14,422–$29,120range paid across 51 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $125,090 for this stay in 2024, about 7.0 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
The Heart Hospital Baylor DentonDenton11$76,866$14,422
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center GrapevineGrapevine21$96,907$14,744
Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - DallasDallas14$108,447$15,260
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands17$132,171$15,649
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock11$262,725$15,982
Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay11$129,673$16,085
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler13$110,961$16,164
St David's Medical CenterAustin20$303,023$16,235
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonDenton13$83,872$16,414
Methodist Mansfield Medical CenterMansfield11$88,552$16,577
Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana11$125,090$16,731
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano12$86,405$16,735
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest FFort Worth11$88,078$16,753
Chi St Lukes Health Memorial LufkinLufkin12$198,566$16,822
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock17$168,986$16,994
Ascension ProvidenceWaco11$119,731$17,039
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock20$88,200$17,084
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio19$166,513$17,174
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler14$133,008$17,221
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin18$196,879$17,329
Texoma Medical CenterDenison12$134,231$17,400
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio69$159,478$17,435
Chi St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan14$110,131$17,537
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster19$220,221$17,577
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio27$219,717$17,584
De Tar Hospital NavarroVictoria15$221,600$17,762
Medical City Fort WorthFort Worth21$271,350$17,859
Bsa HospitalAmarillo19$92,359$18,266
Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin17$218,665$18,742
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood18$262,433$18,951
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth25$88,861$19,026
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls13$60,466$19,040
Memorial Hermann Katy HospitalKaty12$62,118$19,219
Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown11$154,145$19,311
Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital PlanoPlano38$103,141$19,464
Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio19$102,804$19,760
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth13$105,050$19,816
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas17$221,473$19,968
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston35$73,966$20,317
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas33$109,174$20,318
Medical City DentonDenton12$323,516$20,581
Memorial Hermann Memorial City HospitalHouston16$55,555$20,670
Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land24$150,352$21,053
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene38$207,352$21,141
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple21$113,238$21,907
University Medical CenterLubbock15$125,923$22,414
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston37$152,787$26,008
University of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston14$101,476$26,427
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-BedfordBedford12$96,927$28,107
Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterHouston13$191,957$28,162
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston17$95,623$29,120

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.