US Health Care Costs

Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) in Texas

MS-DRG 208: Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hours

$157,108typical hospital bill
$21,340typical amount paid
$17,625–$73,221range paid across 80 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $157,108 for this stay in 2024, about 7.4 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
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio23$217,916$17,625
Woodland Heights Medical CenterLufkin12$195,473$17,796
Ascension Seton HaysKyle16$119,436$18,576
Methodist Mansfield Medical CenterMansfield14$98,470$18,612
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock19$197,600$18,788
Bsa HospitalAmarillo24$104,822$18,903
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney21$90,567$18,993
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler44$179,321$19,081
Ascension Seton WilliamsonRound Rock20$161,569$19,306
St David's Medical CenterAustin20$207,732$19,345
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston16$167,582$19,356
Chi St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan19$135,252$19,423
Methodist Richardson Medical CenterRichardson28$127,038$19,472
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo11$113,202$19,631
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler17$199,613$19,643
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands23$134,844$19,706
Texoma Medical CenterDenison18$193,577$19,725
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College StatiCollege Station12$94,315$19,822
Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio24$80,176$19,980
Methodist Charlton Medical CenterDallas13$90,007$19,996
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio134$253,849$20,036
Medical City PlanoPlano44$230,499$20,051
Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana39$158,238$20,099
Ascension ProvidenceWaco21$70,066$20,101
Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land15$177,745$20,109
Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin12$201,308$20,288
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster31$300,943$20,302
Medical City LewisvilleLewisville13$190,409$20,404
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio27$151,107$20,444
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth39$108,014$20,634
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Lake PointeRowlett16$72,222$20,759
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano18$89,748$20,887
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas26$114,489$20,895
Baptist Beaumont HospitalBeaumont14$118,217$20,900
Hunt Regional Medical CenterGreenville18$67,224$21,132
Medical Center of McKinneyMcKinney20$260,530$21,139
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene24$211,090$21,173
The Corpus Christi Medical CenterCorpus Christi29$343,591$21,183
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock33$232,757$21,267
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth SouthFort Worth13$127,748$21,289
HCA Houston Healthcare ConroeConroe12$351,402$21,392
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center GrapevineGrapevine15$115,589$21,432
Memorial Hermann Memorial City HospitalHouston11$74,073$21,469
Memorial Hermann Katy HospitalKaty21$81,102$21,601
Medical City DentonDenton29$222,976$21,625
Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown14$158,358$21,657
Las Palmas Medical Center a Campus of Lpds HealthcEl Paso42$239,865$21,686
Christus Southeast Texas- St ElizabethBeaumont33$131,722$21,773
Medical City ArlingtonArlington23$281,755$21,840
Christus Good Shepherd Medical CenterLongview24$96,252$21,960
Medical City North HillsNorth Richland Hills19$187,512$22,065
Medical Center HospitalOdessa20$103,061$22,380
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls28$83,962$22,554
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at IrvingIrving13$81,931$22,560
Medical City Fort WorthFort Worth22$204,227$22,766
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas37$382,661$22,776
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston48$82,799$22,834
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood44$373,718$23,124
South Texas Health SystemEdinburg11$333,413$23,197
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center HillcrestWaco23$87,879$23,380
HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston12$305,768$23,580
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth21$104,158$23,629
Midland Memorial HospitalMidland12$117,334$23,882
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi24$157,576$24,111
HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston14$175,885$24,673
Medical City WeatherfordWeatherford13$225,606$24,711
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple28$113,722$25,099
HCA Houston Healthcare SoutheastPasadena23$293,375$25,446
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas29$98,146$26,670
University Medical CenterLubbock32$115,775$26,730
Methodist Dallas Medical CenterDallas25$108,122$26,754
North Austin Medical CenterAustin11$215,002$26,939
Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterHouston17$220,083$27,283
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston26$151,240$28,264
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston12$165,343$28,366
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston33$286,001$29,062
University of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston38$89,463$30,512
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin28$251,603$36,590
Jps Health NetworkFort Worth16$156,639$47,383
Memorial Hermann Northeast HospitalHumble17$121,791$73,221

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.