US Health Care Costs

Vaginal birth in Texas

MS-DRG 807: Vaginal delivery without sterilization/d&c without cc/mcc

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster––––$7,242$4,292–$8,334 · 73 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood––––$7,595$4,330–$8,651 · 73 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston––––$6,586$4,216–$8,055 · 59 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston––––$9,061$4,633–$13,896 · 60 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare PearlandPearland––––$8,555$4,572–$9,073 · 61 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare SoutheastPasadena––––$12,218$4,246–$13,340 · 71 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball––––$7,357$4,662–$8,066 · 60 plans
HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston––––$10,107$4,246–$10,829 · 71 plans
Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay––––$6,647$4,825–$11,421 · 9 plans
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston––––$6,766$4,825–$11,941 · 11 plans
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands––––$7,598$4,825–$8,751 · 10 plans
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston––––$7,755$4,825–$14,539 · 10 plans
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston––––$6,738$4,825–$11,893 · 9 plans
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio––––$6,673$4,087–$6,866 · 54 plans
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio––––$5,671$4,087–$6,570 · 54 plans
North Austin Medical CenterAustin––––$6,980$4,191–$8,108 · 92 plans
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock––––$6,161$3,731–$7,090 · 92 plans
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin––––$6,875$3,812–$7,736 · 94 plans

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.