Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston, TX charges 7.4x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 99 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit facility.
Houston, TX 77070 · 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
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
7.39x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
11.86x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
99
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $121,245 | $60,622 | — | 11.9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $131,983 | $65,992 | — | 10.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $229,822 | $114,911 | — | 10.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $111,927 | $55,963 | — | 10.3x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $148,657 | $74,328 | — | 10.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $34,659 | $17,329 | — | 10x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $78,508 | $39,254 | — | 9.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $83,410 | $41,705 | — | 9.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $116,097 | $58,048 | — | 9.3x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $146,785 | $73,393 | — | 9.2x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $235,333 | $117,667 | — | 9.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $66,786 | $33,393 | — | 9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $44,322 | $22,161 | — | 9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $125,103 | $62,552 | — | 9x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $39,303 | $19,652 | — | 8.9x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $148,605 | $74,303 | — | 8.9x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $153,131 | $76,565 | — | 8.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $189,011 | $94,505 | — | 8.8x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $171,645 | $85,823 | — | 8.6x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $414,103 | $207,052 | — | 8.6x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $47,737 | $23,868 | — | 8.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $105,279 | $52,639 | — | 8.5x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $80,897 | $40,448 | — | 8.5x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $60,294 | $30,147 | — | 8.5x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH MCC | 417 | $138,569 | $69,285 | — | 8.4x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $114,374 | $57,187 | — | 8.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $55,535 | $27,767 | — | 8.4x |
| HEADACHES WITHOUT MCC | 103 | $48,201 | $24,100 | — | 8.3x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $195,913 | $97,957 | — | 8.3x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $86,652 | $43,326 | — | 8.3x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $380,569 | $190,285 | — | 8.2x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $47,121 | $23,560 | — | 8.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $50,056 | $25,028 | — | 8.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $54,720 | $27,360 | — | 8.2x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $42,603 | $21,302 | — | 8.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $160,005 | $80,003 | — | 8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $125,790 | $62,895 | — | 8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 273 | $221,025 | $110,512 | — | 8x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $39,195 | $19,597 | — | 7.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $36,607 | $18,304 | — | 7.8x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $103,615 | $51,808 | — | 7.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $103,138 | $51,569 | — | 7.6x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $185,592 | $92,796 | — | 7.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $39,877 | $19,938 | — | 7.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $51,208 | $25,604 | — | 7.5x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $42,081 | $21,041 | — | 7.4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $80,106 | $40,053 | — | 7.4x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $41,866 | $20,933 | — | 7.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $381,741 | $190,870 | — | 7.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $110,425 | $55,213 | — | 7.2x |
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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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