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Medical costs in Houston, TX

15 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked

By Michael Glenn , Healthcare Data Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst

Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.

CMS price transparency
15 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.

Hospitals in metro

15

Procedures tracked

30

vs national avg

1.17x

Top procedures by average charge in HOUSTON

All tracked procedures

ProcedureHospitalsAvg chargevs nationalMarkup
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 8708$382,1411.26x6.9x
ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 2667$346,7501.30x6.7x
OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 2707$340,4251.43x7x
CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 2357$333,6131.16x7.2x
INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 85311$309,3811.52x8.2x
SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 4608$262,6881.66x9.7x
PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 2737$252,0641.29x8x
PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 2748$207,7011.44x8.8x
MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 3308$155,9871.42x9.7x
HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 4818$142,7161.54x7.5x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 0648$119,5071.36x7.9x
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 87113$117,9791.57x7.3x
GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 3779$93,1991.18x6.8x
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 28012$91,8901.30x6.8x
OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 69810$91,8251.38x7.1x
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 17711$86,4591.38x5.8x
OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 3148$84,1460.95x4.8x
SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 19310$75,9991.40x7.1x
RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 68210$75,8221.26x6.7x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 0659$68,2491.29x8.2x
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →

Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.

City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.

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