US Health Care Costs

Renal Failure Without Cc/Mcc in Texas

MS-DRG 684: Renal failure without cc/mcc

$41,709typical hospital bill
$5,521typical amount paid
$5,097–$6,059range paid across 3 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $41,709 for this stay in 2024, about 7.6 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
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene13$41,709$5,097
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio19$44,235$5,521
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth13$31,990$6,059

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.