Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital in Houston, TX charges 5.0x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 70 analyzed procedures, reflecting pricing patterns common among nonprofit private hospitals.
Houston, TX 77024 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.01x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
8.2x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
70
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $87,863 | $43,932 | — | 8.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $60,040 | $30,020 | — | 7.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $51,226 | $25,613 | — | 7.4x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $61,718 | $30,859 | — | 7.4x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $44,710 | $22,355 | — | 6.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $96,956 | $48,478 | — | 6.7x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $37,668 | $18,834 | — | 6.7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $198,350 | $99,175 | — | 6.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $39,166 | $19,583 | — | 6.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $37,136 | $18,568 | — | 6.1x |
| ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT | 062 | $78,709 | $39,354 | — | 6.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $45,700 | $22,850 | — | 6x |
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NEC | 003 | $784,970 | $392,485 | — | 5.9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $235,891 | $117,946 | — | 5.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $54,095 | $27,048 | — | 5.8x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCC | 233 | $265,112 | $132,556 | — | 5.8x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $91,886 | $45,943 | — | 5.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $41,425 | $20,712 | — | 5.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $33,738 | $16,869 | — | 5.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $71,846 | $35,923 | — | 5.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $128,658 | $64,329 | — | 5.4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $85,182 | $42,591 | — | 5.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $32,919 | $16,459 | — | 5.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $31,711 | $15,856 | — | 5.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $30,988 | $15,494 | — | 5.2x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $47,249 | $23,625 | — | 5.2x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $76,613 | $38,306 | — | 5.1x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 219 | $288,594 | $144,297 | — | 5.1x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $175,306 | $87,653 | — | 5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $76,025 | $38,013 | — | 5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 273 | $124,051 | $62,025 | — | 5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $75,082 | $37,541 | — | 4.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $165,713 | $82,857 | — | 4.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $53,488 | $26,744 | — | 4.8x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $54,927 | $27,464 | — | 4.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $50,977 | $25,488 | — | 4.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $48,086 | $24,043 | — | 4.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $41,584 | $20,792 | — | 4.8x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $46,688 | $23,344 | — | 4.8x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $46,901 | $23,451 | — | 4.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $67,832 | $33,916 | — | 4.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $108,104 | $54,052 | — | 4.7x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $34,234 | $17,117 | — | 4.6x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $39,286 | $19,643 | — | 4.6x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $54,547 | $27,274 | — | 4.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $65,721 | $32,860 | — | 4.5x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $85,581 | $42,791 | — | 4.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $43,026 | $21,513 | — | 4.4x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $67,650 | $33,825 | — | 4.4x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 270 | $149,016 | $74,508 | — | 4.3x |
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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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