Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center in Houston charges 6.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 143 analyzed procedures, representing a significant markup at this nonprofit hospital.
Houston, TX 77030 · 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
6.09x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
11.96x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
143
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
5.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $343,728 | $171,864 | — | 12x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $126,334 | $63,167 | — | 10.8x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $154,159 | $77,079 | — | 10.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $94,070 | $47,035 | — | 9.9x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $395,943 | $197,972 | — | 9.7x |
| BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 519 | $170,451 | $85,226 | — | 8.8x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $409,341 | $204,670 | — | 8.5x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $89,885 | $44,942 | — | 8.3x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $111,789 | $55,894 | — | 8.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $41,748 | $20,874 | — | 8x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $71,348 | $35,674 | — | 7.9x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC | 471 | $337,367 | $168,684 | — | 7.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $167,275 | $83,638 | — | 7.7x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $62,874 | $31,437 | — | 7.7x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $159,884 | $79,942 | — | 7.6x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $62,722 | $31,361 | — | 7.5x |
| HEART TRANSPLANT OR IMPLANT OF HEART ASSIST SYSTEM WITH MCC | 001 | $2,113,874 | $1,056,937 | — | 7.4x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $95,304 | $47,652 | — | 7.4x |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $113,991 | $56,996 | — | 7.3x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $81,087 | $40,543 | — | 7.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $54,627 | $27,314 | — | 7.3x |
| ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH MCC | 834 | $359,664 | $179,832 | — | 7.2x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $191,019 | $95,510 | — | 7.2x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 516 | $132,622 | $66,311 | — | 7.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $148,206 | $74,103 | — | 7.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $154,577 | $77,288 | — | 7.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $189,383 | $94,691 | — | 7.1x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $267,390 | $133,695 | — | 7.1x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $183,988 | $91,994 | — | 7x |
| POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 856 | $341,281 | $170,640 | — | 7x |
| POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 857 | $141,237 | $70,619 | — | 7x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $433,330 | $216,665 | — | 7x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $154,891 | $77,445 | — | 7x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC | 919 | $94,206 | $47,103 | — | 6.9x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES | 264 | $222,097 | $111,048 | — | 6.9x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $192,633 | $96,317 | — | 6.8x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $249,792 | $124,896 | — | 6.8x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 982 | $180,362 | $90,181 | — | 6.8x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 166 | $201,752 | $100,876 | — | 6.8x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITH MCC | 535 | $75,596 | $37,798 | — | 6.7x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $120,551 | $60,275 | — | 6.7x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $130,353 | $65,177 | — | 6.7x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 219 | $458,419 | $229,210 | — | 6.7x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $255,778 | $127,889 | — | 6.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 273 | $253,736 | $126,868 | — | 6.7x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $83,033 | $41,517 | — | 6.6x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $201,323 | $100,661 | — | 6.6x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $59,779 | $29,889 | — | 6.6x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $167,204 | $83,602 | — | 6.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $128,543 | $64,271 | — | 6.5x |
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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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