Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 177
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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $14,949 per stay at 2,332 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $12,238 and $16,175.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $14,949
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $12,238–$16,175
- Medicare’s share
- $12,668
- Average billed charge
- $71,065
- Hospitals reporting
- 2,332
Hospitals in Texas
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 164 hospitals
- $13,698
- Median hospital
- $13,145
- Lowest to highest
- $9,773–$57,125
- Medicare stays
- 9,159
164 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 101–150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St David's South Austin Medical Center | 63 | $13,556 | About average | $11,931 | $133,346 |
| Northwest Texas Hospital | 27 | $13,572 | About average | $12,392 | $109,241 |
| Doctors Hospital Of Laredo | 21 | $13,579 | About average | $12,258 | $107,399 |
| Seton Medical Center Harker Heights | 19 | $13,640 | About average | $12,352 | $47,799 |
| Odessa Regional Medical Center | 15 | $13,660 | About average | $11,588 | $79,126 |
| St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital | 16 | $13,662 | About average | $12,668 | $86,045 |
| St David's Medical Center | 74 | $13,691 | About average | $10,486 | $88,320 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland | 13 | $13,706 | About average | $12,576 | $114,768 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 182 | $13,759 | About average | $11,048 | $57,811 |
| VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLC | 32 | $13,772 | About average | $12,381 | $197,346 |
| Navarro Regional Hospital | 22 | $13,813 | About average | $12,923 | $86,841 |
| Methodist Midlothian Medical Center | 26 | $13,838 | About average | $12,537 | $69,664 |
| Methodist Hospital | 228 | $13,851 | About average | $10,762 | $120,875 |
| Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of Lpds Healthc | 27 | $13,858 | About average | $10,889 | $118,544 |
| Baptist Beaumont Hospital | 69 | $13,864 | About average | $12,094 | $85,869 |
| Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth | 71 | $13,872 | About average | $12,446 | $78,752 |
| Medical City Arlington | 35 | $13,948 | About average | $12,564 | $128,840 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball | 43 | $14,033 | About average | $12,686 | $140,812 |
| Medical City Lewisville | 37 | $14,041 | About average | $11,717 | $101,743 |
| United Regional Health Care System | 217 | $14,047 | About average | $12,880 | $47,872 |
| Methodist Charlton Medical Center | 40 | $14,051 | About average | $12,079 | $73,912 |
| Medical City Las Colinas | 13 | $14,116 | About average | $12,609 | $183,500 |
| Ascension Seton Northwest | 26 | $14,117 | About average | $12,861 | $59,307 |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital | 76 | $14,204 | About average | $12,928 | $100,446 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | 99 | $14,243 | About average | $12,204 | $178,685 |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital | 75 | $14,281 | About average | $12,702 | $52,402 |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 35 | $14,324 | About average | $11,067 | $90,368 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center At Irving | 33 | $14,326 | About average | $12,669 | $50,782 |
| Medical City Weatherford | 37 | $14,339 | About average | $12,443 | $96,839 |
| Medical Center Hospital | 44 | $14,435 | About average | $12,132 | $47,057 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 231 | $14,472 | About average | $12,802 | $55,969 |
| South Texas Health System | 35 | $14,483 | About average | $13,303 | $164,337 |
| Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center | 42 | $14,522 | About average | $11,776 | $55,638 |
| The Hospitals Of Providence Transmountain Campus | 27 | $14,552 | About average | $12,895 | $124,297 |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | 25 | $14,556 | About average | $12,081 | $78,311 |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital | 55 | $14,559 | About average | $11,640 | $177,405 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe | 29 | $14,701 | About average | $13,157 | $148,202 |
| North Texas Medical Center | 15 | $14,877 | About average | $13,520 | $39,647 |
| Rio Grande Regional Hospital | 11 | $14,894 | About average | $11,870 | $139,569 |
| El Campo Memorial Hospital | 16 | $15,118 | About average | $13,743 | $26,961 |
| Doctors Hosptal At Renaissance | 17 | $15,122 | About average | $12,854 | $60,494 |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital | 52 | $15,295 | About average | $12,847 | $58,527 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 118 | $15,530 | About average | $11,642 | $64,007 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenvill | 12 | $15,569 | About average | $14,073 | $38,526 |
| Matagorda Regional Medical Center | 18 | $15,666 | About average | $14,578 | $24,885 |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi | 53 | $15,959 | About average | $14,367 | $85,855 |
| Medical City Fort Worth | 23 | $16,088 | About average | $12,099 | $159,216 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 46 | $16,165 | About average | $13,594 | $50,920 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West | 28 | $17,001 | 14% above the national average | $14,402 | $114,366 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | 12 | $17,133 | 15% above the national average | $15,630 | $145,442 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17K | $60K |
| 2021 | $19K | $66K |
| 2022 | $18K | $65K |
| 2023 | $16K | $67K |
| 2024 | $15K | $71K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 6 | 273 | $11,385 | $10,039–$12,435 |
| Louisiana | 36 | 1,594 | $11,782 | $10,763–$12,486 |
| Arkansas | 28 | 1,624 | $11,823 | $11,032–$12,519 |
| Mississippi | 37 | 1,711 | $12,035 | $11,422–$13,169 |
| Kentucky | 46 | 2,262 | $12,083 | $11,472–$12,746 |
| Alabama | 42 | 1,966 | $12,304 | $11,294–$12,567 |
| Iowa | 25 | 1,300 | $12,515 | $11,403–$13,854 |
| Oklahoma | 37 | 2,249 | $12,653 | $11,422–$13,681 |
| West Virginia | 20 | 1,119 | $12,781 | $11,707–$14,525 |
| Tennessee | 63 | 2,979 | $12,885 | $11,453–$13,457 |
| Indiana | 63 | 3,502 | $12,968 | $12,170–$14,271 |
| Idaho | 10 | 548 | $13,009 | $12,577–$14,206 |
| Missouri | 51 | 3,169 | $13,071 | $11,623–$14,142 |
| Ohio | 95 | 5,235 | $13,078 | $11,307–$13,919 |
| Florida | 159 | 12,403 | $13,181 | $11,812–$14,205 |
| Montana | 10 | 452 | $13,317 | $12,515–$13,569 |
| South Carolina | 44 | 2,377 | $13,437 | $11,439–$14,642 |
| Kansas | 26 | 1,324 | $13,556 | $10,905–$14,396 |
| Nebraska | 19 | 739 | $13,608 | $12,063–$15,278 |
| Texas | 164 | 9,159 | $13,698 | $12,395–$14,139 |
| Virginia | 61 | 3,931 | $13,715 | $12,113–$14,011 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 475 | $13,746 | $13,325–$13,825 |
| Colorado | 33 | 1,422 | $13,818 | $12,410–$14,462 |
| Pennsylvania | 109 | 5,907 | $14,056 | $11,650–$14,868 |
| Michigan | 67 | 3,418 | $14,233 | $13,163–$14,935 |
| North Carolina | 71 | 4,177 | $14,270 | $12,175–$14,298 |
| Illinois | 95 | 6,773 | $14,298 | $12,487–$15,180 |
| South Dakota | 8 | 466 | $14,305 | $11,939–$13,788 |
| Utah | 18 | 599 | $14,338 | $11,941–$13,541 |
| Wisconsin | 50 | 1,870 | $14,386 | $12,074–$14,349 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 974 | $14,418 | $12,626–$15,380 |
| New Mexico | 18 | 690 | $14,747 | $12,098–$18,422 |
| Georgia | 70 | 3,592 | $14,751 | $12,388–$14,713 |
| Arizona | 45 | 2,842 | $14,822 | $12,696–$15,564 |
| Delaware | 5 | 776 | $14,910 | $13,373–$15,896 |
| Maine | 14 | 596 | $15,351 | $13,521–$16,267 |
| Nevada | 18 | 1,128 | $15,423 | $14,753–$16,799 |
| Minnesota | 39 | 1,788 | $15,568 | $12,889–$15,219 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 538 | $15,760 | $12,511–$16,337 |
| Washington | 42 | 2,432 | $15,780 | $14,181–$16,201 |
| Massachusetts | 49 | 6,487 | $15,844 | $13,305–$17,826 |
| New Jersey | 57 | 5,176 | $16,061 | $14,055–$18,524 |
| Oregon | 28 | 1,095 | $16,803 | $14,595–$17,753 |
| Connecticut | 24 | 2,345 | $17,516 | $15,290–$17,382 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 250 | $17,636 | $14,932–$20,993 |
| Wyoming | 8 | 331 | $18,168 | $17,555–$21,248 |
| California | 218 | 12,929 | $18,934 | $16,625–$19,653 |
| New York | 114 | 9,012 | $19,437 | $15,089–$20,694 |
| Maryland | 40 | 2,462 | $19,784 | $16,523–$21,460 |
| Hawaii | 11 | 638 | $19,796 | $17,353–$22,973 |
| Alaska | 7 | 247 | $22,051 | $19,067–$27,783 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.