BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
DALLAS, TX 75246 · Acute Care Hospitals
172 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 26, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
172
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
4.6x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Church
Above 90th Percentile
0%
Compared to TX hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER lists chargemaster rates that average 4.6x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 172 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in TX has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 6.0x, with ratios across the state ranging from 0.3x to 16.9x. At 4.6x, this facility’s average ratio is below the state median. 237 hospitals in TX report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652). The listed chargemaster rate is $193,743, while Medicare reimburses $19,371 for the same procedure — a ratio of 10.0x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER is a voluntary non-profit - church acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 3/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $193,743 | $19,371 | 10.0x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $52,895 | $6,002 | 8.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH MCC | 183 | $107,084 | $13,234 | 8.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $289,186 | $38,547 | 7.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC | 206 | $55,088 | $7,404 | 7.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $89,780 | $12,084 | 7.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NEUROLOGICAL EYE DISORDERS | 123 | $43,790 | $6,020 | 7.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $109,229 | $15,691 | 7.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $51,663 | $7,882 | 6.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 617 | $103,893 | $15,932 | 6.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $107,430 | $17,879 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $35,577 | $5,967 | 6.0x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $51,561 | $8,818 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $65,954 | $11,344 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $34,169 | $5,882 | 5.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $37,397 | $6,443 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $57,033 | $9,847 | 5.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CHEMOTHERAPY WITH ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS OR WITH HIGH DOSE CHEMOTHERAPY A | 837 | $213,238 | $37,281 | 5.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $42,372 | $7,414 | 5.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $81,069 | $14,410 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $42,411 | $7,589 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $81,177 | $14,572 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $54,307 | $9,781 | 5.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $58,075 | $10,599 | 5.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC | 919 | $97,390 | $17,759 | 5.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH MCC | 659 | $87,877 | $16,072 | 5.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $71,324 | $13,068 | 5.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITH MCC | 535 | $51,944 | $9,527 | 5.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $49,956 | $9,193 | 5.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $86,087 | $15,965 | 5.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $75,156 | $13,952 | 5.4x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $74,367 | $13,794 | 5.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 371 | $77,783 | $14,490 | 5.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $62,203 | $11,626 | 5.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH MCC | 085 | $102,620 | $19,231 | 5.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 808 | $95,979 | $18,021 | 5.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $50,089 | $9,439 | 5.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 987 | $121,919 | $23,262 | 5.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $35,208 | $6,731 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 205 | $83,740 | $16,178 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 862 | $70,112 | $13,591 | 5.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $76,245 | $14,796 | 5.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $40,904 | $7,961 | 5.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| HYPERTENSION WITH MCC | 304 | $54,572 | $10,659 | 5.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $49,654 | $9,732 | 5.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $46,464 | $9,152 | 5.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 516 | $78,634 | $15,469 | 5.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $30,176 | $5,938 | 5.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC | 453 | $382,524 | $75,329 | 5.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 433 | $35,490 | $7,031 | 5.0x | 0th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across TX hospitals
237 hospitals in TX report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 4.6x places it at the lower-middle range of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
How much does BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER's listed chargemaster rates average 4.6x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 172 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652), with a listed charge of $193,743 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $19,371 — a ratio of 10.0x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER expensive compared to other TX hospitals?
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 4.6x. Ratios vary significantly across TX hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER in DALLAS, TX accept Medicare?
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.