US Health Care Costs

Pneumothorax with Cc in Texas

MS-DRG 200: Pneumothorax with cc

$52,456typical hospital bill
$10,322typical amount paid
$8,609–$14,455range paid across 6 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $52,456 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
Bsa HospitalAmarillo14$54,840$8,609
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler13$77,652$9,260
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler11$52,905$9,362
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston11$50,153$11,282
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth13$47,501$11,558
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston11$52,007$14,455

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.