78/100
#398 nationally
Harris Health
1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030 · (713) 873-2000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Harris Health billed $0.50 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 0.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 23
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #10
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 67% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 75% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 60% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
278 | $14,645 | $2,529 | -25% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
55 | $5,777 | $1,882 | -55% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
54 | $6,309 | $1,217 | -37% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
51 | $54,321 | $134,211 | -17% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
46 | $29,615 | $124,840 | -32% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
33 | $1,716 | $618 | -45% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
30 | $42,692 | $128,013 | -12% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
27 | $6,946 | $3,016 | -72% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
25 | $16,368 | $2,939 | -14% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
23 | $15,232 | $1,759 | +30% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,232 | $1,759 | +30% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,378 | $2,151 | -3% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$28,640 | $127,043 | -4% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$42,692 | $128,013 | -12% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,368 | $2,939 | -14% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$54,321 | $134,211 | -17% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,912 | $3,762 | -18% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$35,582 | $115,205 | -22% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,946 | $3,016 | -72% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,777 | $1,882 | -55% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,228 | $2,590 | -50% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$19,817 | $123,196 | -47% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,073 | $10,160 | -47% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$1,716 | $618 | -45% |
|
Diabetes (with complications)
MS-DRG 638 · Inpatient stay |
$19,473 | $127,285 | -44% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)
MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay |
$23,169 | $127,768 | -39% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.