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ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except cost in Houston, TX

MS-DRG 003 · 5 hospitals in Houston

Charges here run from $594,234 to $2,674,439 — a difference of $2,080,204 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Texas hospital charges $1,115,422.

Hospitals in Houston, cheapest first

Hospital Charged Actually paid Patients
$594,234 47% below the state average $162,614 25
$1,115,422 $254,746 48
$1,628,860 46% above the state average $326,506 43
$2,406,039 116% above the state average $166,850 14
$2,674,439 140% above the state average $415,642 47

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.