Memorial Hermann Hospital System
Memorial Hermann Hospital System in Houston charges 5.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 204 analyzed procedures, representing a significant markup for this nonprofit healthcare provider.
Houston, TX 77008 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.32x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
8.68x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
204
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $56,897 | $28,448 | — | 8.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $53,323 | $26,661 | — | 8.4x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $65,666 | $32,833 | — | 8.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $49,284 | $24,642 | — | 8.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $58,571 | $29,286 | — | 8.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $84,770 | $42,385 | — | 7.9x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $71,387 | $35,694 | — | 7.6x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $107,237 | $53,619 | — | 7.6x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $86,718 | $43,359 | — | 7.4x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $172,069 | $86,035 | — | 7.3x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $68,202 | $34,101 | — | 7.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $32,700 | $16,350 | — | 7.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $60,092 | $30,046 | — | 7.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $59,870 | $29,935 | — | 7x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $105,695 | $52,847 | — | 7x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $46,986 | $23,493 | — | 6.8x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH MCC | 417 | $120,026 | $60,013 | — | 6.7x |
| AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 617 | $88,757 | $44,379 | — | 6.7x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $79,951 | $39,976 | — | 6.7x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $78,062 | $39,031 | — | 6.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $52,533 | $26,266 | — | 6.6x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCC | 233 | $275,981 | $137,990 | — | 6.4x |
| CARDIAC ARREST, UNEXPLAINED WITH MCC | 296 | $86,043 | $43,022 | — | 6.4x |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH CC | 644 | $49,218 | $24,609 | — | 6.4x |
| ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT | 062 | $90,640 | $45,320 | — | 6.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH MCC | 659 | $165,714 | $82,857 | — | 6.3x |
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NEC | 003 | $709,793 | $354,897 | — | 6.3x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $117,259 | $58,629 | — | 6.2x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $194,310 | $97,155 | — | 6.2x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $43,722 | $21,861 | — | 6.2x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $47,048 | $23,524 | — | 6.2x |
| BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 519 | $95,085 | $47,542 | — | 6.2x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $92,620 | $46,310 | — | 6.2x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $82,341 | $41,170 | — | 6.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $83,772 | $41,886 | — | 6.2x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 565 | $50,285 | $25,143 | — | 6.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $40,061 | $20,031 | — | 6.1x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $45,429 | $22,714 | — | 6.1x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $41,640 | $20,820 | — | 6.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $45,410 | $22,705 | — | 6.1x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $94,170 | $47,085 | — | 6.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $58,338 | $29,169 | — | 6.1x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $106,525 | $53,263 | — | 6.1x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $111,252 | $55,626 | — | 6.1x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $64,411 | $32,205 | — | 6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $60,037 | $30,018 | — | 6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $48,438 | $24,219 | — | 6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $40,020 | $20,010 | — | 5.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $27,410 | $13,705 | — | 5.9x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $38,472 | $19,236 | — | 5.9x |
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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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