CostGrade

Major Chest Procedures with Major Complications cost in Houston, TX

MS-DRG 163 · 6 hospitals in Houston

Charges here run from $171,233 to $311,942 — a difference of $140,710 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Texas hospital charges $255,032.

Hospitals in Houston, cheapest first

Hospital Charged Actually paid Patients
$171,233 33% below the state average $41,438 25
$201,713 21% below the state average $43,155 12
$233,847 8% below the state average $34,233 16
$241,697 5% below the state average $52,484 24
$291,588 14% above the state average $44,455 26
$311,942 22% above the state average $44,871 32

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.