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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $15,043 per stay at 597 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $12,550 and $16,705.
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National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $15,043
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $12,550–$16,705
- Medicare’s share
- $11,906
- Average billed charge
- $94,193
- Hospitals reporting
- 597
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 46 hospitals
- $13,734
- Median hospital
- $13,094
- Lowest to highest
- $11,203–$18,986
- Medicare stays
- 854
46 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 15 | $11,203 | 26% below the national average | $9,900 | $105,399 |
| Paris Regional Medical Center | 12 | $11,565 | 23% below the national average | $9,479 | $72,486 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | 21 | $11,600 | 23% below the national average | $10,125 | $102,083 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano | 13 | $11,768 | 22% below the national average | $8,891 | $69,510 |
| Ascension Providence | 13 | $11,779 | 22% below the national average | $10,241 | $55,340 |
| Christus St Michael Health System | 18 | $11,832 | 21% below the national average | $10,168 | $82,056 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center McKinney | 15 | $11,965 | 20% below the national average | $9,339 | $63,782 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 36 | $12,112 | 19% below the national average | $10,671 | $143,602 |
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 15 | $12,298 | 18% below the national average | $9,982 | $113,548 |
| Methodist Hospital | 55 | $12,428 | 17% below the national average | $10,057 | $104,303 |
| Baptist Medical Center | 33 | $12,505 | 17% below the national average | $9,578 | $149,368 |
| Shannon Medical Center | 21 | $12,523 | 17% below the national average | $9,410 | $57,250 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock | 18 | $12,559 | 17% below the national average | $9,943 | $65,592 |
| Hendrick Medical Center | 25 | $12,582 | 16% below the national average | $11,125 | $144,959 |
| CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin | 11 | $12,709 | 16% below the national average | $11,042 | $70,972 |
| St David's Medical Center | 16 | $12,741 | 15% below the national average | $9,873 | $150,750 |
| St David's South Austin Medical Center | 13 | $12,763 | 15% below the national average | $11,436 | $180,374 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | 15 | $12,820 | 15% below the national average | $10,162 | $124,504 |
| Covenant Medical Center | 17 | $12,852 | 15% below the national average | $10,830 | $184,021 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance | 12 | $12,875 | 14% below the national average | $11,379 | $68,954 |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center,The | 19 | $12,975 | 14% below the national average | $10,696 | $237,748 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-Bedford | 16 | $13,021 | 13% below the national average | $11,300 | $79,830 |
| Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | 22 | $13,062 | 13% below the national average | $10,935 | $100,495 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | 15 | $13,126 | 13% below the national average | $11,653 | $77,570 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake | 13 | $13,275 | 12% below the national average | $11,701 | $187,528 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | 16 | $13,277 | 12% below the national average | $11,542 | $89,839 |
| CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital | 13 | $13,314 | 11% below the national average | $10,478 | $106,745 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | 12 | $13,769 | About average | $10,817 | $264,159 |
| Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth | 13 | $13,855 | About average | $12,351 | $89,716 |
| North Austin Medical Center | 12 | $13,963 | About average | $10,373 | $142,651 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie | 16 | $14,109 | About average | $9,873 | $61,911 |
| Baptist Beaumont Hospital | 12 | $14,309 | About average | $11,825 | $87,214 |
| Medical City Plano | 12 | $14,494 | About average | $10,110 | $220,210 |
| Bsa Hospital | 31 | $14,570 | About average | $9,681 | $78,895 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 26 | $14,727 | About average | $10,744 | $86,239 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | 19 | $14,839 | About average | $9,873 | $79,878 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 19 | $15,347 | About average | $13,026 | $73,024 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 27 | $15,407 | About average | $11,733 | $89,305 |
| United Regional Health Care System | 19 | $15,722 | About average | $11,732 | $61,810 |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi | 14 | $16,007 | About average | $14,469 | $90,206 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 32 | $16,062 | About average | $11,783 | $127,077 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | 26 | $16,155 | About average | $13,278 | $67,510 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F | 14 | $17,123 | 14% above the national average | $9,465 | $89,204 |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | 12 | $18,031 | 20% above the national average | $9,637 | $116,329 |
| University Medical Center | 13 | $18,713 | 24% above the national average | $15,747 | $106,867 |
| University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston | 17 | $18,986 | 26% above the national average | $15,532 | $64,617 |
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 | $13K | $72K |
| 2021 | $14K | $77K |
| 2022 | $14K | $83K |
| 2023 | $15K | $87K |
| 2024 | $15K | $94K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
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| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 8 | 129 | $11,413 | $11,031–$12,144 |
| Kentucky | 8 | 166 | $11,953 | $10,917–$12,530 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 37 | $12,139 | $11,700–$12,185 |
| Arkansas | 9 | 146 | $12,258 | $11,826–$12,385 |
| Alabama | 7 | 108 | $12,311 | $11,585–$12,807 |
| Iowa | 7 | 127 | $12,532 | $11,404–$12,258 |
| Missouri | 14 | 253 | $12,777 | $11,860–$13,057 |
| Louisiana | 8 | 157 | $12,827 | $11,488–$13,663 |
| Kansas | 9 | 149 | $12,860 | $12,185–$13,579 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 80 | $12,869 | $10,725–$14,709 |
| Montana | 3 | 52 | $13,206 | $12,686–$13,579 |
| Florida | 54 | 1,181 | $13,214 | $11,913–$14,019 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 184 | $13,224 | $12,412–$13,608 |
| Utah | 1 | 19 | $13,232 | $13,232–$13,232 |
| Vermont | 1 | 14 | $13,298 | $13,298–$13,298 |
| Ohio | 17 | 303 | $13,298 | $12,107–$14,235 |
| Nebraska | 6 | 117 | $13,558 | $11,627–$14,258 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 54 | $13,570 | $13,521–$13,597 |
| Indiana | 13 | 267 | $13,659 | $12,341–$13,526 |
| Colorado | 6 | 129 | $13,696 | $12,471–$13,946 |
| Texas | 46 | 854 | $13,734 | $12,532–$14,688 |
| Tennessee | 15 | 254 | $13,765 | $12,033–$14,426 |
| Virginia | 18 | 335 | $13,895 | $12,516–$13,977 |
| Maine | 1 | 23 | $14,175 | $14,175–$14,175 |
| South Carolina | 13 | 225 | $14,209 | $11,948–$15,679 |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 170 | $14,244 | $12,527–$14,319 |
| Delaware | 3 | 73 | $14,267 | $13,512–$14,796 |
| Arizona | 18 | 321 | $14,381 | $12,661–$14,516 |
| North Carolina | 22 | 453 | $14,431 | $12,565–$15,744 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 89 | $14,455 | $13,446–$15,161 |
| Pennsylvania | 22 | 375 | $14,701 | $12,951–$16,882 |
| Georgia | 14 | 213 | $14,779 | $14,071–$15,685 |
| Idaho | 4 | 81 | $14,970 | $13,591–$15,703 |
| Minnesota | 11 | 234 | $15,080 | $12,683–$15,555 |
| Michigan | 13 | 239 | $15,231 | $14,465–$15,744 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 25 | $15,255 | $13,934–$16,379 |
| Washington | 13 | 194 | $15,431 | $14,325–$16,517 |
| New Jersey | 22 | 422 | $15,431 | $14,184–$17,233 |
| Illinois | 25 | 468 | $15,721 | $13,123–$17,511 |
| Nevada | 7 | 112 | $16,349 | $15,124–$17,456 |
| Oregon | 4 | 71 | $16,882 | $15,860–$18,327 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | 322 | $17,368 | $14,545–$19,371 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 26 | $17,452 | $16,193–$18,376 |
| California | 50 | 914 | $18,847 | $17,183–$19,444 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 62 | $18,872 | $18,656–$19,185 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 67 | $20,121 | $12,775–$24,926 |
| New York | 27 | 580 | $20,500 | $16,549–$21,308 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 15 | $20,575 | $20,575–$20,575 |
| Maryland | 14 | 227 | $20,781 | $18,376–$22,127 |
| Alaska | 2 | 26 | $21,086 | $20,879–$21,294 |
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.