US Health Care Costs

Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs Without Mcc in Texas

MS-DRG 918: Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs without mcc

$40,201typical hospital bill
$24,179typical amount paid
$9,603–$38,756range paid across 2 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $40,201 for this stay in 2024, about 1.7 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 Antonio14$35,181$9,603
Jps Health NetworkFort Worth14$45,221$38,756

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.