Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital charges 8.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 115 analyzed procedures, with only 4% classified as pricing outliers for this nonprofit facility.
Sugar Land, TX 77479 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
8.5x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
13.44x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
115
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
4.3%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $39,996 | $19,998 | — | 13.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $43,424 | $21,712 | — | 13.3x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $59,756 | $29,878 | — | 12.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $56,570 | $28,285 | — | 12.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $119,309 | $59,655 | — | 12x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $33,756 | $16,878 | — | 12x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $53,659 | $26,830 | — | 11.8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $140,262 | $70,131 | — | 11.7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $74,208 | $37,104 | — | 11.6x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $134,500 | $67,250 | — | 11.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $253,090 | $126,545 | — | 10.9x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $146,844 | $73,422 | — | 10.8x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $47,102 | $23,551 | — | 10.7x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $308,617 | $154,308 | — | 10.7x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $217,033 | $108,517 | — | 10.7x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 035 | $156,137 | $78,068 | — | 10.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $60,607 | $30,303 | — | 10.4x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $142,623 | $71,311 | — | 10.3x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $229,244 | $114,622 | — | 10.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $45,825 | $22,913 | — | 10.2x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $149,618 | $74,809 | — | 10.1x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $109,929 | $54,964 | — | 10.1x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $47,459 | $23,729 | — | 10x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $100,127 | $50,063 | — | 10x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $373,616 | $186,808 | — | 9.9x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $99,518 | $49,759 | — | 9.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $45,469 | $22,735 | — | 9.8x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $185,326 | $92,663 | — | 9.6x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $66,836 | $33,418 | — | 9.5x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $60,749 | $30,375 | — | 9.5x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $101,669 | $50,835 | — | 9.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $46,931 | $23,466 | — | 9.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $56,478 | $28,239 | — | 9.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $44,510 | $22,255 | — | 9.2x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $140,096 | $70,048 | — | 9.1x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $395,523 | $197,762 | — | 9.1x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $50,991 | $25,496 | — | 9.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $114,178 | $57,089 | — | 9.1x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $64,887 | $32,444 | — | 8.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $69,196 | $34,598 | — | 8.9x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $50,378 | $25,189 | — | 8.9x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $49,239 | $24,619 | — | 8.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $41,284 | $20,642 | — | 8.8x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES | 264 | $235,275 | $117,637 | — | 8.8x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $91,643 | $45,822 | — | 8.7x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $186,574 | $93,287 | — | 8.7x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $47,808 | $23,904 | — | 8.7x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $279,326 | $139,663 | — | 8.7x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $107,785 | $53,893 | — | 8.6x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $62,200 | $31,100 | — | 8.5x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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