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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $7,859 per stay at 1,356 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $6,398 and $8,552.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $7,859
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $6,398–$8,552
- Medicare’s share
- $5,697
- Average billed charge
- $39,323
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,356
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 82 hospitals
- $7,651
- Median hospital
- $7,408
- Lowest to highest
- $4,922–$19,852
- Medicare stays
- 1,967
82 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 51–82. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth | 19 | $7,719 | About average | $6,383 | $29,515 |
| Medical City Weatherford | 14 | $7,724 | About average | $5,662 | $69,136 |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South | 14 | $7,869 | About average | $5,304 | $44,743 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | 27 | $7,882 | About average | $5,516 | $37,900 |
| North Austin Medical Center | 22 | $8,005 | About average | $4,997 | $56,708 |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital | 13 | $8,027 | About average | $5,995 | $40,651 |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital | 18 | $8,065 | About average | $5,083 | $77,830 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | 34 | $8,086 | About average | $5,914 | $98,294 |
| Baptist Beaumont Hospital | 19 | $8,163 | About average | $7,094 | $54,151 |
| Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center | 14 | $8,256 | About average | $6,603 | $32,409 |
| Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of Lpds Healthc | 21 | $8,399 | About average | $6,636 | $92,878 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | 32 | $8,593 | About average | $5,993 | $22,586 |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital | 15 | $8,599 | About average | $6,204 | $36,701 |
| St David's South Austin Medical Center | 25 | $8,621 | About average | $6,314 | $97,261 |
| Medical City North Hills | 16 | $8,656 | 10% above the national average | $5,663 | $64,132 |
| Medical City Plano | 31 | $8,678 | 10% above the national average | $4,551 | $63,188 |
| Medical Center Hospital | 14 | $8,691 | 11% above the national average | $6,916 | $22,425 |
| Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center | 18 | $8,692 | 11% above the national average | $4,434 | $29,040 |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital | 14 | $8,735 | 11% above the national average | $6,253 | $46,646 |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 15 | $8,907 | 13% above the national average | $5,324 | $53,475 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 56 | $8,996 | 14% above the national average | $6,881 | $37,898 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center At Irving | 11 | $9,034 | 15% above the national average | $6,462 | $29,276 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | 21 | $9,108 | 16% above the national average | $6,357 | $51,155 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 71 | $9,132 | 16% above the national average | $5,332 | $48,897 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 24 | $9,334 | 19% above the national average | $6,907 | $27,267 |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital | 12 | $9,379 | 19% above the national average | $5,908 | $32,707 |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi | 14 | $9,403 | 20% above the national average | $8,272 | $53,490 |
| University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston | 29 | $10,702 | 36% above the national average | $7,204 | $17,262 |
| University Medical Center | 32 | $11,592 | 47% above the national average | $9,946 | $49,240 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-Bedford | 16 | $11,659 | 48% above the national average | $3,788 | $36,676 |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center | 17 | $11,823 | 50% above the national average | $9,821 | $50,613 |
| University Health System | 13 | $19,852 | 153% above the national average | $15,669 | $42,046 |
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 | $7,172 | $32K |
| 2021 | $7,274 | $34K |
| 2022 | $7,400 | $36K |
| 2023 | $7,557 | $38K |
| 2024 | $7,859 | $39K |
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 | 5 | 102 | $5,498 | $4,231–$5,539 |
| Arkansas | 17 | 367 | $6,043 | $5,718–$6,360 |
| Louisiana | 20 | 443 | $6,246 | $5,362–$6,599 |
| Mississippi | 13 | 305 | $6,303 | $5,761–$6,490 |
| Kentucky | 20 | 436 | $6,395 | $5,653–$6,556 |
| Iowa | 16 | 336 | $6,431 | $5,836–$6,352 |
| Montana | 8 | 137 | $6,447 | $6,341–$6,491 |
| Kansas | 14 | 319 | $6,542 | $5,962–$6,860 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 118 | $6,718 | $6,208–$6,756 |
| Alabama | 22 | 419 | $6,779 | $6,001–$6,771 |
| Indiana | 29 | 630 | $6,792 | $6,146–$6,905 |
| Missouri | 32 | 682 | $6,831 | $6,025–$6,887 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 502 | $6,932 | $5,929–$7,398 |
| West Virginia | 11 | 270 | $6,944 | $5,708–$7,147 |
| Tennessee | 29 | 740 | $7,000 | $5,914–$7,048 |
| Colorado | 16 | 322 | $7,069 | $6,469–$6,993 |
| Nebraska | 11 | 262 | $7,085 | $5,840–$8,055 |
| Florida | 108 | 3,111 | $7,093 | $6,228–$7,565 |
| Ohio | 55 | 1,150 | $7,100 | $5,930–$8,080 |
| Idaho | 7 | 134 | $7,135 | $6,833–$7,682 |
| South Carolina | 29 | 657 | $7,235 | $5,939–$7,588 |
| Virginia | 41 | 971 | $7,326 | $6,349–$7,394 |
| Pennsylvania | 62 | 1,442 | $7,348 | $6,060–$7,970 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 504 | $7,372 | $6,344–$7,350 |
| Maine | 5 | 79 | $7,373 | $7,104–$7,891 |
| South Dakota | 6 | 161 | $7,391 | $6,760–$7,140 |
| Delaware | 5 | 158 | $7,466 | $6,984–$7,967 |
| Arizona | 31 | 730 | $7,508 | $6,402–$7,413 |
| Michigan | 37 | 795 | $7,556 | $6,840–$7,885 |
| Minnesota | 23 | 589 | $7,577 | $6,438–$7,648 |
| New Mexico | 7 | 124 | $7,591 | $6,872–$8,489 |
| Texas | 82 | 1,967 | $7,651 | $6,689–$8,545 |
| North Carolina | 39 | 919 | $7,679 | $6,495–$8,102 |
| New Hampshire | 9 | 148 | $7,689 | $6,703–$7,947 |
| Nevada | 13 | 299 | $7,818 | $7,376–$8,238 |
| Georgia | 38 | 813 | $7,983 | $6,859–$8,675 |
| Illinois | 62 | 1,519 | $8,011 | $6,462–$8,445 |
| Washington | 29 | 573 | $8,088 | $7,444–$8,199 |
| Utah | 7 | 172 | $8,159 | $6,711–$8,940 |
| New Jersey | 41 | 1,142 | $8,286 | $6,938–$9,072 |
| Massachusetts | 36 | 1,089 | $8,437 | $6,808–$8,786 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 83 | $8,631 | $7,961–$9,565 |
| Oregon | 9 | 158 | $8,791 | $8,121–$9,755 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 51 | $8,803 | $7,978–$9,131 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 45 | $8,913 | $8,214–$11,525 |
| Connecticut | 17 | 359 | $9,207 | $7,378–$9,338 |
| New York | 66 | 1,647 | $9,667 | $7,376–$10,293 |
| California | 125 | 3,095 | $9,816 | $8,427–$9,927 |
| Alaska | 4 | 64 | $9,934 | $9,364–$10,559 |
| Hawaii | 5 | 81 | $10,025 | $8,859–$10,517 |
| Maryland | 36 | 895 | $10,755 | $8,770–$13,431 |
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.