US Health Care Costs

Tracheostomy with Mv >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Neck Withou in Texas

MS-DRG 004: Tracheostomy with mv >96 hours or principal diagnosis except face, mouth and neck withou

$590,457typical hospital bill
$98,398typical amount paid
$64,738–$187,678range paid across 15 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $590,457 for this stay in 2024, about 6.0 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
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio19$498,335$64,738
Medical City PlanoPlano13$978,263$76,157
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio41$900,669$78,692
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston29$346,701$83,298
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster14$934,058$87,350
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood13$932,756$93,891
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas12$522,132$96,461
University Medical Center of El PasoEl Paso11$303,187$98,398
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas22$409,905$101,932
St David's Medical CenterAustin12$720,983$110,940
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston26$606,773$147,444
University Health SystemSan Antonio20$465,730$149,495
Jps Health NetworkFort Worth11$487,669$152,801
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston25$1,271,769$184,073
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas11$590,457$187,678

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.