CostGrade

Hospitals With the Largest Gap Between Charges and Payments in Texas

Ranked by how much a hospital bills in list charges for every dollar of care actually paid for, across 207 graded hospitals in Texas. Only hospitals with at least ten priced procedures appear, so a single unusual case cannot put a hospital at either end.

This is not a ranking of cheap care. A low markup means a hospital's list prices sit close to what its care is actually paid for. It does not mean your treatment there will cost less than somewhere else — that depends on your insurance and your case.

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    Sierra Medical Center

    El Paso, TX

    15.9x — bills about $15.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    57 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
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    Medical City Plano

    Plano, TX

    14.4x — bills about $14.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    194 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Proprietary
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    Medical City Fort Worth

    Fort Worth, TX

    13.7x — bills about $13.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    109 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
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    Medical City Denton

    Denton, TX

    13.3x — bills about $13.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    121 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Proprietary
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    Nacogdoches Medical Center

    Nacogdoches, TX

    13.0x — bills about $13.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    40 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
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    Baptist Medical Center

    San Antonio, TX

    12.5x — bills about $12.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    228 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Proprietary
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    Medical City Lewisville

    Lewisville, TX

    11.5x — bills about $11.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    35 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Medical City Arlington

    Arlington, TX

    11.4x — bills about $11.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    64 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
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    Covenant Medical Center

    Lubbock, TX

    11.4x — bills about $11.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    141 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Medical City Alliance

    Fort Worth, TX

    11.3x — bills about $11.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    33 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Hendrick Medical Center

    Abilene, TX

    10.2x — bills about $10.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    191 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Methodist Hospital

    San Antonio, TX

    10.1x — bills about $10.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    328 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Proprietary
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    Ascension Seton Williamson

    Round Rock, TX

    9.8x — bills about $9.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    69 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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