34/100
#1,776 nationally
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
2831 E President George Bush Highway, Richardson, TX 75082 · (469) 204-1000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Methodist Richardson Medical Center billed $5.95 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
- 5.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 106
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #102
- 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 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 35% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 40% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 43% 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 |
1,127 | $26,452 | $2,403 | +36% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
275 | $76,771 | $14,260 | +18% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
136 | $15,285 | $1,641 | +30% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
115 | $30,790 | $2,882 | +22% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
97 | $10,165 | $1,397 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
90 | $74,803 | $10,374 | +72% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
82 | $34,313 | $4,957 | about average |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
81 | $61,037 | $12,435 | +11% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
79 | $60,159 | $9,499 | -11% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
77 | $19,432 | $2,699 | about average |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$90,178 | $10,386 | +90% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$74,803 | $10,374 | +72% |
|
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
MS-DRG 439 · Inpatient stay |
$60,523 | $9,023 | +68% |
|
Malignancy of Hepatobiliary System or Pancreas with Major Complications
MS-DRG 435 · Inpatient stay |
$136,426 | $16,231 | +67% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$60,425 | $7,411 | +62% |
|
Digestive Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay |
$79,684 | $11,031 | +55% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$94,608 | $13,613 | +54% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$48,658 | $7,136 | +53% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,545 | $6,040 | -54% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$80,306 | $25,265 | -45% |
|
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,395 | $3,305 | -41% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$78,334 | $20,906 | -41% |
|
Postoperative and Post-traumatic Infections with Major Complications
MS-DRG 862 · Inpatient stay |
$45,167 | $12,967 | -39% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$55,950 | $15,876 | -33% |
|
Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 405 · Inpatient stay |
$185,959 | $39,242 | -29% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,253 | $5,755 | -28% |
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.