Medical back problems without major complications in Texas
What 83 hospitals in Texas charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for medical back problems without major complications (DRG 552), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$62,840
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$8,978
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$7,088
Average per stay
State rank
#30 of 47
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Texas billed an average of $62,840 for medical back problems without major complications, about 7.0 times the average total payment of $8,978. That payment is 4% below the U.S. average of $9,373.
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 $8,978Billed $62,840
About 14¢ 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: medical back problems without 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist HospitalSan Antonio | 135 | $66,988 | $8,147 | $6,158 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth | 91 | $41,165 | $8,442 | $7,023 |
| Medical Center of PlanoPlano | 91 | $85,522 | $7,743 | $6,239 |
| Methodist Stone Oak HospitalSan Antonio | 87 | $67,579 | $6,678 | $5,515 |
| Methodist Hospital,TheHouston | 80 | $46,076 | $9,888 | $6,585 |
| Kingwood Medical CenterKingwood | 72 | $128,106 | $8,955 | $7,166 |
| Denton Regional Medical CenterDenton | 68 | $94,281 | $8,966 | $6,593 |
| Medical Center of McKinneyMcKinney | 67 | $76,750 | $7,903 | $6,588 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas | 67 | $40,448 | $8,802 | $6,855 |
| Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio | 66 | $74,248 | $8,153 | $6,065 |
| Clear Lake Regional Medical CenterWebster | 56 | $83,958 | $8,321 | $7,027 |
| St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin | 56 | $84,125 | $7,925 | $6,490 |
| Baylor University Medical CenterDallas | 55 | $48,754 | $12,447 | $9,155 |
| Mem Hermann Southwest HospHouston | 55 | $57,609 | $9,821 | $8,192 |
| Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas | 52 | $76,392 | $9,167 | $6,748 |
| Texoma Healthcare SystemDenison | 50 | $78,660 | $7,481 | $6,202 |
| Baylor Regional Medical Center at GrapevineGrapevine | 47 | $37,989 | $6,640 | $4,772 |
| Methodist Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land | 47 | $41,041 | $7,942 | $5,512 |
| Bsa HospitalAmarillo | 45 | $45,316 | $7,287 | $5,402 |
| Memorial Hermann Texas Medical CenterHouston | 43 | $54,094 | $13,287 | $10,556 |
| East Texas Medical CenterTyler | 40 | $70,559 | $8,057 | $6,449 |
| St Davids HospitalAustin | 40 | $55,456 | $7,447 | $6,141 |
| UT Southwestern University HospitalDallas | 36 | $32,006 | $8,756 | $6,592 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano | 36 | $39,187 | $8,006 | $6,290 |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney | 36 | $29,962 | $7,326 | $4,948 |
| Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston | 35 | $38,165 | $7,935 | $6,770 |
| Covenant Medical CenterLubbock | 33 | $99,657 | $9,216 | $6,236 |
| Hendrick Health SystemAbilene | 33 | $64,378 | $7,522 | $6,370 |
| Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands | 33 | $51,589 | $6,782 | $5,496 |
| Trinity Mother Frances SystTyler | 32 | $51,383 | $7,518 | $6,464 |
| Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock | 32 | $83,668 | $7,690 | $5,695 |
| Plaza Medical Center of Fort WorthFort Worth | 31 | $60,641 | $8,807 | $6,548 |
| Baylor Regional Medical Center at PlanoPlano | 31 | $26,639 | $6,578 | $4,985 |
| Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston | 30 | $36,616 | $8,360 | $6,751 |
| University of Texas Medical Branch GalGalveston | 29 | $35,420 | $12,374 | $8,509 |
| United Regional Hlth Care SystWichita Falls | 28 | $28,774 | $8,587 | $6,367 |
| Scott & White Memorial HospitalTemple | 28 | $36,205 | $11,158 | $7,577 |
| Conroe Regional Medical CenterConroe | 28 | $111,500 | $9,460 | $8,013 |
| Seton Medical Center WilliamsonRound Rock | 26 | $59,263 | $8,064 | $6,872 |
| Medical Center of ArlingtonArlington | 25 | $97,806 | $10,253 | $8,630 |
| North Hills HospitalNorth Richland Hills | 23 | $83,997 | $9,165 | $6,295 |
| Paris Regional Medical CenterParis | 23 | $22,136 | $7,097 | $5,884 |
| University Medical CenterLubbock | 23 | $65,255 | $12,985 | $10,382 |
| Las Palmas Medical CenterEl Paso | 22 | $111,059 | $9,768 | $7,973 |
| Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo | 22 | $36,978 | $7,289 | $5,949 |
| St Joseph Regional Health CenterBryan | 21 | $39,079 | $8,125 | $6,238 |
| St Luke's the Woodlands HospitalConroe | 21 | $75,946 | $8,879 | $7,152 |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi | 20 | $68,052 | $11,105 | $9,575 |
| Hillcrest Baptist Med CenterWaco | 20 | $28,152 | $8,352 | $6,910 |
| Seton Medical Center AustinAustin | 19 | $47,223 | $9,298 | $8,202 |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center,TheCorpus Christi | 19 | $117,636 | $8,440 | $7,142 |
| Valley Baptist Medical CenterHarlingen | 17 | $116,383 | $9,176 | $6,575 |
| University Health SystemSan Antonio | 17 | $42,158 | $22,318 | $18,434 |
| Medical Center of LewisvilleLewisville | 17 | $83,640 | $8,524 | $7,468 |
| University Medical Center of El PasoEl Paso | 16 | $56,083 | $23,744 | $20,620 |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial HospitalArlington | 16 | $37,760 | $8,292 | $6,970 |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa HospitalSan Antonio | 16 | $39,758 | $7,298 | $6,316 |
| Memorial Hermann Katy HospitalKaty | 16 | $42,891 | $8,261 | $6,935 |
| University Medical Center at BrackenridgeAustin | 15 | $68,631 | $20,307 | $17,950 |
| St Lukes Episcopal HospitalHouston | 15 | $43,763 | $9,524 | $6,867 |
| Northwest Texas Hlthcare SystAmarillo | 15 | $90,176 | $10,023 | $7,128 |
| Seton Medical Center HaysKyle | 15 | $50,559 | $8,351 | $7,154 |
| Providence Memorial HospitalEl Paso | 14 | $71,968 | $8,010 | $6,818 |
| CHI St Lukes Health Memorial LufkinLufkin | 14 | $50,804 | $8,094 | $7,117 |
| Houston Northwest Medical CenterHouston | 14 | $156,440 | $12,478 | $10,674 |
| Scott & White Hospital-Round RockRound Rock | 14 | $31,368 | $7,492 | $5,843 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower MoundFlower Mound | 14 | $36,909 | $6,608 | $5,559 |
| Jps Health NetworkFort Worth | 13 | $40,760 | $37,989 | $36,148 |
| Baylor All Saints Medical Center at FwFort Worth | 13 | $29,357 | $9,233 | $6,696 |
| Rio Grande Regional HospitalMcAllen | 13 | $105,105 | $9,988 | $8,167 |
| CHRISTUS St Michael Health SystemTexarkana | 13 | $47,788 | $7,486 | $5,818 |
| Sierra Providence East Medical CenterEl Paso | 13 | $113,748 | $8,714 | $7,208 |
| Medical Center HospitalOdessa | 12 | $28,086 | $9,620 | $6,491 |
| Mem Hermann Baptist HospitalBeaumont | 12 | $68,895 | $9,410 | $7,852 |
| Nacogdoches Medical CenterNacogdoches | 12 | $70,811 | $6,852 | $4,934 |
| Tomball Regional HospitalTomball | 12 | $105,635 | $9,100 | $7,740 |
| North Austin Medical CenterAustin | 12 | $42,673 | $8,218 | $6,615 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital RockwallRockwall | 12 | $39,941 | $6,437 | $5,485 |
| Citizens Medical CenterVictoria | 11 | $20,152 | $7,400 | $6,257 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-BedfordBedford | 11 | $43,481 | $7,836 | $6,430 |
| Doctors Hospital at RenaissanceEdinburg | 11 | $40,274 | $10,701 | $8,258 |
| Centennial Medical CenterFrisco | 11 | $35,453 | $8,230 | $5,975 |
| Cedar Park Regional Medical CenterCedar Park | 11 | $52,832 | $6,960 | $5,328 |
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 Presbyterian Hospital RockwallRockwall, TX | $6,437 |
|---|---|
| Baylor Regional Medical Center at PlanoPlano, TX | $6,578 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower MoundFlower Mound, TX | $6,608 |
| Baylor Regional Medical Center at GrapevineGrapevine, TX | $6,640 |
| Methodist Stone Oak HospitalSan Antonio, TX | $6,678 |
Highest
| Jps Health NetworkFort Worth, TX | $37,989 |
|---|---|
| University Medical Center of El PasoEl Paso, TX | $23,744 |
| University Health SystemSan Antonio, TX | $22,318 |
| University Medical Center at BrackenridgeAustin, TX | $20,307 |
| Memorial Hermann Texas Medical CenterHouston, TX | $13,287 |
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Questions
How much does medical back problems without major complications cost in Texas?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for medical back problems without major complications (DRG 552) at 83 hospitals in Texas was billed at $62,840 on average, while the average total payment was $8,978, of which Medicare paid $7,088. 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 7.0 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.