11/100
#2,367 nationally
Methodist Hospital
7700 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229 · (210) 575-4000
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Methodist Hospital billed $10.07 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
- 10.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 328
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #158
- 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 6% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 12% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 14% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 14% 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 |
1,615 | $141,255 | $14,943 | +116% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
831 | $96,092 | $10,167 | +121% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
712 | $56,622 | $2,810 | +124% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
437 | $334,085 | $24,640 | +168% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
369 | $264,805 | $20,454 | +100% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
350 | $71,454 | $8,634 | +82% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
344 | $130,489 | $9,402 | +93% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
332 | $43,229 | $5,004 | +23% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
329 | $110,749 | $12,700 | +95% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
314 | $103,634 | $10,916 | +122% |
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 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,501 | $587 | +617% |
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$326,691 | $18,936 | +305% |
|
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Central Nervous System Principal
MS-DRG 024 · Inpatient stay |
$561,500 | $39,134 | +265% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
$619,624 | $37,638 | +227% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,245 | $1,597 | +219% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$350,216 | $26,867 | +211% |
|
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm with Major Complications
MS-DRG 659 · Inpatient stay |
$295,790 | $28,118 | +201% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 266 · Inpatient stay |
$650,003 | $47,104 | +170% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 581 · Inpatient stay |
$123,371 | $12,897 | -45% |
|
Implantation Wireless Pa Pressure Monitor
APC 5200 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$101,788 | $25,149 | -25% |
|
Inguinal and Femoral Hernia Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 351 · Inpatient stay |
$83,565 | $11,415 | -23% |
|
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 658 · Inpatient stay |
$63,249 | $11,433 | -18% |
|
Inflammation of the Male Reproductive System without Major Complications
MS-DRG 728 · Inpatient stay |
$44,257 | $6,462 | -10% |
|
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
MS-DRG 918 · Inpatient stay |
$35,181 | $9,603 | about average |
|
Major Esophageal Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 368 · Inpatient stay |
$78,342 | $12,735 | about average |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$59,484 | $8,837 | about average |
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.