Medical costs in Waco, TX
2 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Priya Iyengar , Senior Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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2 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
2
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
0.67x
Top procedures by average charge in WACO
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 455 | 2 | $161,535 | 0.83x | 4.8x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 2 | $106,094 | 0.52x | 3.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCCDRG 247 | 2 | $97,879 | 0.87x | 8.5x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCCDRG 470 | 2 | $76,854 | 0.87x | 6.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 2 | $72,695 | 0.76x | 5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCCDRG 480 | 2 | $69,493 | 0.54x | 3.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 330 | 2 | $69,043 | 0.63x | 4.4x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 2 | $61,519 | 0.67x | 4.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 2 | $47,230 | 0.60x | 3.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 2 | $46,103 | 0.61x | 3.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 2 | $45,250 | 0.52x | 3.5x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 2 | $43,281 | 0.69x | 3.2x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 189 | 2 | $40,427 | 0.74x | 4.4x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 070 | 2 | $39,259 | 0.52x | 3.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 2 | $38,340 | 0.54x | 3.6x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 2 | $37,657 | 0.57x | 3.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CCDRG 281 | 2 | $35,986 | 0.74x | 6.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 2 | $35,663 | 0.65x | 4x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 2 | $35,493 | 0.65x | 3.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 308 | 2 | $35,196 | 0.65x | 4.2x |
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.