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Back Problems (without major complications) cost in Houston, TX

MS-DRG 552 · 7 hospitals in Houston

Charges here run from $36,616 to $156,440 — a difference of $119,823 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Texas hospital charges $51,589.

Hospitals in Houston, cheapest first

Hospital Charged Actually paid Patients
$36,616 29% below the state average $8,361 30
$38,165 26% below the state average $7,935 35
$43,763 15% below the state average $9,524 15
$46,076 11% below the state average $9,888 80
$54,094 5% above the state average $13,287 43
$57,609 12% above the state average $9,821 55
$156,440 203% above the state average $12,478 14

These are the averages each hospital reported to Medicare, not a quote for you. Before treatment, ask each hospital for a written good-faith estimate — you are entitled to one if you are uninsured or paying yourself.