US Health Care Costs

Skin Grafts and Wound Debridement for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders Wit in Texas

MS-DRG 623: Skin grafts and wound debridement for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders wit

$79,907typical hospital bill
$15,688typical amount paid
$12,847–$19,089range paid across 3 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $79,907 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 HospitalAmarillo13$51,104$12,847
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston16$79,907$15,688
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio16$187,189$19,089

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.