3/100
#2,572 nationally
Medical City Denton
3535 South I35 East, Denton, TX 76210 · (940) 384-3535
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Medical City Denton billed $13.33 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
- 13.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 121
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #199
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 1% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
277 | $155,504 | $15,446 | +138% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
212 | $49,727 | $2,471 | +156% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
157 | $351,894 | $11,866 | +463% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
153 | $118,408 | $11,229 | +154% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
122 | $110,435 | $10,923 | +154% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
108 | $15,476 | $1,457 | +54% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
107 | $92,726 | $2,922 | +355% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
97 | $53,318 | $2,854 | +179% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
97 | $90,164 | $4,595 | +228% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
96 | $164,125 | $6,405 | +312% |
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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$351,894 | $11,866 | +463% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,851 | $1,743 | +374% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$390,049 | $16,789 | +370% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$92,726 | $2,922 | +355% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$57,011 | $1,839 | +341% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$164,125 | $6,405 | +312% |
|
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture without Major Complications
MS-DRG 522 · Inpatient stay |
$314,173 | $16,039 | +267% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$291,745 | $15,254 | +265% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 056 · Inpatient stay |
$113,243 | $17,312 | +31% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Major Complications
MS-DRG 388 · Inpatient stay |
$87,114 | $12,106 | +51% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,476 | $1,457 | +54% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 091 · Inpatient stay |
$109,249 | $13,607 | +54% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours
MS-DRG 207 · Inpatient stay |
$395,815 | $47,554 | +55% |
|
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 314 · Inpatient stay |
$121,198 | $16,570 | +55% |
|
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 432 · Inpatient stay |
$125,336 | $15,824 | +57% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$131,998 | $16,262 | +64% |
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.