US Health Care Costs

Trauma to the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Without Mcc in Texas

MS-DRG 605: Trauma to the skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast without mcc

$52,305typical hospital bill
$7,905typical amount paid
$6,087–$22,579range paid across 12 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $52,305 for this stay in 2024, about 6.6 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
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PlanoPlano12$26,862$6,087
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands12$37,820$6,942
Medical City PlanoPlano22$95,098$7,526
Texoma Medical CenterDenison19$76,068$7,548
Ascension Seton WilliamsonRound Rock11$49,929$7,586
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio18$54,680$7,631
Medical City DentonDenton13$103,217$8,179
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin16$69,084$8,558
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood14$99,618$9,059
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston12$45,410$9,688
University of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston15$30,808$12,165
University Health SystemSan Antonio13$39,784$22,579

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.