Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 552
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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $9,373 per stay at 1,284 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $7,503 and $10,232.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $9,373
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $7,503–$10,232
- Medicare’s share
- $7,114
- Average billed charge
- $50,120
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,284
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 83 hospitals
- $8,978
- Median hospital
- $8,352
- Lowest to highest
- $6,437–$37,989
- Medicare stays
- 2,642
83 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall | 12 | $6,437 | 31% below the national average | $5,485 | $39,941 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano | 31 | $6,578 | 30% below the national average | $4,985 | $26,639 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | 14 | $6,609 | 29% below the national average | $5,559 | $36,909 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine | 47 | $6,640 | 29% below the national average | $4,772 | $37,989 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 87 | $6,678 | 29% below the national average | $5,515 | $67,579 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | 33 | $6,782 | 28% below the national average | $5,496 | $51,589 |
| Nacogdoches Medical Center | 12 | $6,852 | 27% below the national average | $4,934 | $70,811 |
| Ascension Seton Cedar Park | 11 | $6,960 | 26% below the national average | $5,328 | $52,832 |
| Paris Regional Medical Center | 23 | $7,097 | 24% below the national average | $5,884 | $22,136 |
| Bsa Hospital | 45 | $7,287 | 22% below the national average | $5,402 | $45,316 |
| Shannon Medical Center | 22 | $7,289 | 22% below the national average | $5,949 | $36,978 |
| Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | 16 | $7,298 | 22% below the national average | $6,316 | $39,758 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center McKinney | 36 | $7,326 | 22% below the national average | $4,948 | $29,962 |
| Citizens Medical Center | 11 | $7,400 | 21% below the national average | $6,257 | $20,152 |
| St David's Medical Center | 40 | $7,447 | 21% below the national average | $6,141 | $55,456 |
| Texoma Medical Center | 50 | $7,481 | 20% below the national average | $6,202 | $78,660 |
| Christus St Michael Health System | 13 | $7,486 | 20% below the national average | $5,818 | $47,788 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock | 14 | $7,492 | 20% below the national average | $5,843 | $31,368 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 32 | $7,518 | 20% below the national average | $6,464 | $51,383 |
| Hendrick Medical Center | 33 | $7,522 | 20% below the national average | $6,370 | $64,378 |
| Round Rock Medical Center | 32 | $7,690 | 18% below the national average | $5,695 | $83,668 |
| Medical City Plano | 91 | $7,743 | 17% below the national average | $6,239 | $85,522 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-Bedford | 11 | $7,836 | 16% below the national average | $6,430 | $43,481 |
| Medical Center Of McKinney | 67 | $7,903 | 16% below the national average | $6,588 | $76,750 |
| St David's South Austin Medical Center | 56 | $7,925 | 15% below the national average | $6,490 | $84,125 |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | 35 | $7,935 | 15% below the national average | $6,770 | $38,165 |
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 47 | $7,942 | 15% below the national average | $5,512 | $41,041 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | 36 | $8,006 | 15% below the national average | $6,290 | $39,187 |
| The Hospitals Of Providence - Memorial Campus | 14 | $8,011 | 15% below the national average | $6,818 | $71,968 |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | 40 | $8,057 | 14% below the national average | $6,449 | $70,559 |
| Ascension Seton Williamson | 26 | $8,064 | 14% below the national average | $6,872 | $59,263 |
| CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin | 14 | $8,094 | 14% below the national average | $7,117 | $50,804 |
| CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital | 21 | $8,125 | 13% below the national average | $6,238 | $39,079 |
| Methodist Hospital | 135 | $8,147 | 13% below the national average | $6,158 | $66,988 |
| Baptist Medical Center | 66 | $8,153 | 13% below the national average | $6,065 | $74,248 |
| North Austin Medical Center | 12 | $8,218 | 12% below the national average | $6,615 | $42,673 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial | 11 | $8,230 | 12% below the national average | $5,975 | $35,453 |
| Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital | 16 | $8,261 | 12% below the national average | $6,935 | $42,891 |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital | 16 | $8,292 | 12% below the national average | $6,970 | $37,760 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake | 56 | $8,321 | 11% below the national average | $7,027 | $83,958 |
| Ascension Seton Hays | 15 | $8,351 | 11% below the national average | $7,154 | $50,559 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest | 20 | $8,352 | 11% below the national average | $6,910 | $28,152 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | 30 | $8,361 | 11% below the national average | $6,751 | $36,616 |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center,The | 19 | $8,440 | About average | $7,142 | $117,636 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 91 | $8,442 | About average | $7,023 | $41,165 |
| Medical City Lewisville | 17 | $8,524 | About average | $7,468 | $83,640 |
| United Regional Health Care System | 28 | $8,587 | About average | $6,367 | $28,774 |
| The Hospitals Of Providence - East Campus | 13 | $8,714 | About average | $7,208 | $113,748 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 36 | $8,756 | About average | $6,592 | $32,006 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | 67 | $8,802 | About average | $6,855 | $40,448 |
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 | $7,959 | $40K |
| 2021 | $8,469 | $42K |
| 2022 | $8,599 | $46K |
| 2023 | $9,001 | $47K |
| 2024 | $9,373 | $50K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 15 | 261 | $7,198 | $6,678–$7,444 |
| Mississippi | 11 | 276 | $7,405 | $6,803–$7,590 |
| Iowa | 15 | 446 | $7,532 | $6,781–$7,579 |
| Kentucky | 15 | 492 | $7,648 | $6,929–$8,342 |
| Louisiana | 13 | 336 | $7,658 | $6,700–$8,419 |
| Montana | 7 | 116 | $7,819 | $7,463–$8,038 |
| Kansas | 12 | 567 | $7,955 | $6,873–$8,028 |
| Missouri | 29 | 1,091 | $8,204 | $6,742–$8,237 |
| Ohio | 57 | 1,814 | $8,251 | $6,870–$8,914 |
| West Virginia | 11 | 300 | $8,257 | $7,136–$8,707 |
| Florida | 116 | 4,956 | $8,304 | $7,218–$8,890 |
| Indiana | 28 | 897 | $8,318 | $7,290–$8,346 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 338 | $8,356 | $7,349–$8,414 |
| Colorado | 20 | 466 | $8,431 | $7,705–$8,631 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 142 | $8,473 | $7,531–$8,811 |
| Virginia | 31 | 1,194 | $8,487 | $7,330–$8,464 |
| South Carolina | 24 | 662 | $8,491 | $7,159–$9,243 |
| New Hampshire | 10 | 295 | $8,537 | $7,584–$8,830 |
| Pennsylvania | 76 | 2,748 | $8,592 | $7,084–$9,175 |
| Alabama | 19 | 509 | $8,643 | $6,976–$8,231 |
| Nebraska | 10 | 322 | $8,645 | $7,478–$9,172 |
| Michigan | 42 | 1,528 | $8,667 | $7,911–$9,393 |
| Vermont | 1 | 31 | $8,707 | $8,707–$8,707 |
| Arizona | 22 | 739 | $8,733 | $7,413–$9,673 |
| Maine | 3 | 77 | $8,744 | $8,167–$8,915 |
| Wisconsin | 18 | 484 | $8,798 | $7,216–$8,732 |
| Minnesota | 19 | 694 | $8,895 | $7,403–$8,898 |
| Tennessee | 26 | 808 | $8,900 | $7,224–$8,825 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 81 | $8,952 | $7,482–$10,259 |
| Idaho | 4 | 103 | $8,953 | $8,893–$9,256 |
| Texas | 83 | 2,642 | $8,978 | $7,716–$9,435 |
| Utah | 8 | 208 | $9,079 | $7,160–$9,467 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 139 | $9,101 | $8,076–$9,558 |
| North Carolina | 28 | 943 | $9,102 | $7,366–$9,191 |
| Delaware | 3 | 218 | $9,137 | $8,735–$10,572 |
| Washington | 23 | 508 | $9,217 | $8,203–$9,655 |
| Illinois | 62 | 2,172 | $9,297 | $7,563–$9,486 |
| Nevada | 13 | 468 | $9,378 | $8,495–$9,931 |
| Massachusetts | 38 | 1,673 | $9,466 | $7,936–$10,530 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 83 | $9,631 | $8,335–$10,319 |
| Alaska | 2 | 54 | $9,673 | $9,059–$10,063 |
| New Jersey | 48 | 1,949 | $9,831 | $8,208–$10,725 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 38 | $9,868 | $9,383–$10,184 |
| Oregon | 10 | 243 | $10,385 | $9,789–$11,180 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 106 | $10,417 | $10,203–$12,526 |
| Georgia | 34 | 1,003 | $10,614 | $7,765–$10,284 |
| Connecticut | 15 | 412 | $10,795 | $9,404–$10,640 |
| California | 126 | 4,008 | $11,463 | $9,954–$12,124 |
| New York | 72 | 3,118 | $12,009 | $9,136–$13,026 |
| Maryland | 30 | 1,161 | $12,869 | $10,118–$15,578 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 62 | $12,935 | $12,011–$15,135 |
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.