Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital in The Woodlands, TX charges 8.4x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 106 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit facility.
The Woodlands, TX 77385 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 5/5
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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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
8.39x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
13.24x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
106
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
4.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $166,960 | $83,480 | — | 13.2x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $91,677 | $45,838 | — | 12.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $36,518 | $18,259 | — | 12.1x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $66,303 | $33,151 | — | 11.8x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $167,341 | $83,670 | — | 11.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $111,793 | $55,896 | — | 11.7x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $98,543 | $49,272 | — | 11.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $240,934 | $120,467 | — | 11x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $61,671 | $30,836 | — | 10.7x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $112,675 | $56,338 | — | 10.7x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $45,000 | $22,500 | — | 10.7x |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH CC | 644 | $54,646 | $27,323 | — | 10.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $50,866 | $25,433 | — | 10.4x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $125,251 | $62,626 | — | 10.4x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $108,819 | $54,410 | — | 10.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $67,060 | $33,530 | — | 10x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $77,828 | $38,914 | — | 9.9x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $42,245 | $21,122 | — | 9.9x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $48,641 | $24,321 | — | 9.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $106,153 | $53,077 | — | 9.9x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $184,781 | $92,390 | — | 9.9x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $48,666 | $24,333 | — | 9.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $40,459 | $20,229 | — | 9.7x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $148,912 | $74,456 | — | 9.6x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $40,962 | $20,481 | — | 9.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $112,768 | $56,384 | — | 9.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $42,429 | $21,214 | — | 9.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $110,312 | $55,156 | — | 9.4x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $145,618 | $72,809 | — | 9.2x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $326,826 | $163,413 | — | 9.2x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $52,758 | $26,379 | — | 9.2x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $45,885 | $22,942 | — | 9.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $171,696 | $85,848 | — | 9.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $191,706 | $95,853 | — | 9x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 516 | $110,091 | $55,045 | — | 8.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $38,975 | $19,488 | — | 8.9x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $293,339 | $146,670 | — | 8.9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $147,680 | $73,840 | — | 8.8x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC | 907 | $209,723 | $104,862 | — | 8.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $170,608 | $85,304 | — | 8.7x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $52,882 | $26,441 | — | 8.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $47,837 | $23,919 | — | 8.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $41,913 | $20,956 | — | 8.6x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $42,765 | $21,383 | — | 8.6x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $36,050 | $18,025 | — | 8.5x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $72,313 | $36,156 | — | 8.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $38,898 | $19,449 | — | 8.5x |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $59,805 | $29,903 | — | 8.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $69,011 | $34,506 | — | 8.3x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $39,963 | $19,982 | — | 8.3x |
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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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