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Diabetes without complications in Texas

What 3 hospitals in Texas charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for diabetes without complications (DRG 639), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 639 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $36,472 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $5,694 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $4,062 Average per stay
State rank #1 of 1 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Texas billed an average of $36,472 for diabetes without complications, about 6.4 times the average total payment of $5,694. That payment is 23% below the U.S. average of $7,422.

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 $5,694Billed $36,472

About 16¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Texas billed for this stay.

Texas hospitals: diabetes without 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
United Regional Hlth Care SystWichita Falls 16 $26,802 $6,073 $3,666
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio 15 $47,768 $5,854 $3,880
Methodist Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land 13 $35,339 $5,042 $4,759
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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

Methodist Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land, TX$5,042
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio, TX$5,854
United Regional Hlth Care SystWichita Falls, TX$6,073

Highest

United Regional Hlth Care SystWichita Falls, TX$6,073
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio, TX$5,854
Methodist Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land, TX$5,042

Diabetes without complications in other states

Questions

How much does diabetes without complications cost in Texas?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for diabetes without complications (DRG 639) at 3 hospitals in Texas was billed at $36,472 on average, while the average total payment was $5,694, of which Medicare paid $4,062. 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 6.4 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.