US Health Care Costs

Skin Debridement with Cc in Texas

MS-DRG 571: Skin debridement with cc

$65,533typical hospital bill
$13,679typical amount paid
$13,527–$13,830range paid across 2 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $65,533 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth14$57,873$13,527
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas12$73,193$13,830

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.