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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $16,215 per stay at 465 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $12,790 and $17,674.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $16,215
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $12,790–$17,674
- Medicare’s share
- $13,310
- Average billed charge
- $86,481
- Hospitals reporting
- 465
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 34 hospitals
- $13,646
- Median hospital
- $12,957
- Lowest to highest
- $9,519–$19,599
- Medicare stays
- 615
34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | 17 | $9,519 | 41% below the national average | $8,463 | $65,433 |
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 16 | $10,367 | 36% below the national average | $9,041 | $67,337 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 20 | $10,757 | 34% below the national average | $9,533 | $86,345 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center McKinney | 17 | $10,878 | 33% below the national average | $9,822 | $48,264 |
| Baptist Medical Center | 15 | $11,282 | 30% below the national average | $9,781 | $107,807 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 14 | $11,556 | 29% below the national average | $10,577 | $93,085 |
| Round Rock Medical Center | 12 | $11,746 | 28% below the national average | $10,386 | $154,917 |
| Medical City Denton | 22 | $12,003 | 26% below the national average | $10,438 | $155,136 |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | 12 | $12,064 | 26% below the national average | $11,112 | $48,393 |
| Ascension Seton Hays | 11 | $12,073 | 26% below the national average | $10,741 | $127,699 |
| Medical City Plano | 42 | $12,202 | 25% below the national average | $10,082 | $135,786 |
| St David's South Austin Medical Center | 18 | $12,227 | 25% below the national average | $11,071 | $105,760 |
| Bsa Hospital | 12 | $12,343 | 24% below the national average | $11,140 | $75,133 |
| Texoma Medical Center | 18 | $12,455 | 23% below the national average | $11,071 | $95,936 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | 14 | $12,599 | 22% below the national average | $11,082 | $57,685 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | 14 | $12,731 | 21% below the national average | $11,565 | $60,630 |
| Ascension Seton Williamson | 13 | $12,899 | 20% below the national average | $11,677 | $85,383 |
| Methodist Hospital | 28 | $13,016 | 20% below the national average | $10,986 | $120,420 |
| Hendrick Medical Center | 11 | $13,154 | 19% below the national average | $12,244 | $81,296 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 30 | $13,563 | 16% below the national average | $10,977 | $64,831 |
| Covenant Medical Center | 14 | $13,631 | 16% below the national average | $11,889 | $156,651 |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | 11 | $13,636 | 16% below the national average | $11,697 | $144,120 |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital | 13 | $13,910 | 14% below the national average | $12,736 | $110,793 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | 22 | $14,127 | 13% below the national average | $12,387 | $170,884 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 29 | $15,001 | About average | $12,165 | $75,280 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 15 | $15,030 | About average | $10,766 | $51,742 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 33 | $15,153 | About average | $13,968 | $61,444 |
| Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of Lpds Healthc | 12 | $15,181 | About average | $13,165 | $147,654 |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi | 11 | $15,248 | About average | $14,359 | $71,996 |
| Medical City Arlington | 16 | $15,427 | About average | $13,685 | $129,469 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | 21 | $16,538 | About average | $12,803 | $61,024 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 16 | $17,839 | 10% above the national average | $13,422 | $71,645 |
| University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston | 13 | $18,364 | 13% above the national average | $15,282 | $41,201 |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center | 33 | $19,599 | 21% above the national average | $16,641 | $100,216 |
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 | $14K | $66K |
| 2021 | $15K | $73K |
| 2022 | $16K | $77K |
| 2023 | $16K | $81K |
| 2024 | $16K | $86K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 49 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 1 | 12 | $6,304 | $6,304–$6,304 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 35 | $11,548 | $11,539–$11,586 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 51 | $11,748 | $11,409–$11,965 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 25 | $12,015 | $11,632–$12,639 |
| Colorado | 3 | 58 | $12,369 | $12,295–$12,436 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 12 | $13,041 | $13,041–$13,041 |
| Florida | 45 | 929 | $13,098 | $11,914–$13,853 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 111 | $13,345 | $11,732–$13,360 |
| Iowa | 5 | 100 | $13,404 | $10,770–$12,881 |
| Kansas | 6 | 144 | $13,437 | $11,902–$13,469 |
| Utah | 2 | 35 | $13,468 | $12,772–$14,452 |
| Montana | 1 | 13 | $13,490 | $13,490–$13,490 |
| Texas | 34 | 615 | $13,646 | $12,066–$15,023 |
| Ohio | 16 | 298 | $13,903 | $12,122–$15,349 |
| Missouri | 12 | 227 | $14,234 | $11,587–$15,860 |
| Idaho | 1 | 20 | $14,244 | $14,244–$14,244 |
| Kentucky | 5 | 84 | $14,367 | $11,509–$17,394 |
| Michigan | 15 | 241 | $14,472 | $13,724–$15,146 |
| Virginia | 14 | 260 | $14,531 | $11,832–$14,313 |
| Indiana | 9 | 182 | $14,538 | $12,343–$15,080 |
| Arizona | 8 | 130 | $14,614 | $12,180–$15,299 |
| South Carolina | 7 | 124 | $14,733 | $12,128–$16,499 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 40 | $14,816 | $14,455–$15,487 |
| Illinois | 21 | 408 | $14,955 | $11,896–$16,347 |
| Pennsylvania | 23 | 454 | $14,965 | $12,898–$16,135 |
| Minnesota | 12 | 210 | $15,100 | $12,774–$15,284 |
| Nevada | 8 | 146 | $15,154 | $13,852–$15,899 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 24 | $15,415 | $15,415–$15,415 |
| Delaware | 1 | 47 | $15,914 | $15,914–$15,914 |
| Tennessee | 13 | 272 | $15,936 | $12,583–$16,350 |
| Alabama | 5 | 86 | $16,185 | $12,075–$22,003 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 69 | $16,342 | $12,484–$15,536 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 65 | $16,493 | $14,956–$18,351 |
| New Jersey | 17 | 313 | $16,689 | $15,114–$17,967 |
| North Carolina | 13 | 232 | $16,801 | $12,486–$17,308 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 13 | $17,054 | $17,054–$17,054 |
| Washington | 9 | 139 | $17,107 | $13,928–$18,397 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 93 | $17,108 | $12,613–$17,503 |
| Maine | 1 | 23 | $17,294 | $17,294–$17,294 |
| Massachusetts | 19 | 438 | $17,340 | $13,660–$19,994 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 14 | $17,894 | $17,894–$17,894 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 104 | $18,607 | $17,236–$19,900 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 26 | $18,920 | $18,920–$18,920 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 17 | $19,114 | $19,114–$19,114 |
| Georgia | 9 | 176 | $19,572 | $13,634–$17,501 |
| New York | 30 | 776 | $20,711 | $15,418–$22,670 |
| Oregon | 2 | 24 | $20,780 | $18,009–$23,551 |
| California | 50 | 867 | $20,804 | $16,698–$22,060 |
| Maryland | 9 | 150 | $25,553 | $15,998–$34,725 |
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.