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Acute leukemia with major complications in Texas

What 8 hospitals in Texas charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for acute leukemia with major complications (DRG 834), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 834 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $523,259 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $58,279 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $45,952 Average per stay
State rank #4 of 12 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Texas billed an average of $523,259 for acute leukemia with major complications, about 9.0 times the average total payment of $58,279. That payment is 26% below the U.S. average of $78,977.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $58,279Billed $523,259

About 11¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Texas billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Texas:

Texas hospitals: acute leukemia with major complications

Every Texas hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas 54 $940,891 $64,568 $48,915
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio 32 $462,195 $48,283 $35,981
Methodist Hospital,TheHouston 20 $303,454 $54,960 $47,820
UT Southwestern University HospitalDallas 18 $260,479 $73,999 $67,583
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas 15 $270,555 $56,765 $45,155
Scott & White Memorial HospitalTemple 13 $182,828 $51,212 $45,236
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin 13 $539,214 $61,560 $39,044
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth 12 $234,664 $44,573 $32,898
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Lowest and highest payments in Texas

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth, TX$44,573
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio, TX$48,283
Scott & White Memorial HospitalTemple, TX$51,212
Methodist Hospital,TheHouston, TX$54,960
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas, TX$56,765

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Questions

How much does acute leukemia with major complications cost in Texas?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for acute leukemia with major complications (DRG 834) at 8 hospitals in Texas was billed at $523,259 on average, while the average total payment was $58,279, of which Medicare paid $45,952. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Texas, average charges were 9.0 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.