Texas / Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie
CMS certification 450372 · Waxahachie, TX · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie: charges and Medicare payments
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie reported 1,465 Medicare inpatient stays across 48 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.2 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Texas, number 141 of 190 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 5.35×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 183 stays at an average charge of $58,506, 35% below the national average. It also billed 926 outpatient services, charging 7.22 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,465
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.2×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 141 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 48 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie charged more than the national average in 1 (2%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 183 | $58,506 | -35% | $15,034 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 164 | $56,637 | -2% | $10,480 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 140 | $41,643 | -26% | $10,320 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 58 | $32,878 | -33% | $9,160 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 49 | $47,952 | -20% | $10,481 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 44 | $32,537 | -20% | $7,632 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 39 | $26,850 | -28% | $7,560 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 38 | $55,696 | -16% | $11,799 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 34 | $58,415 | -2% | $10,488 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 34 | $26,503 | -30% | $7,082 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 31 | $51,059 | +1% | $9,483 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 30 | $50,138 | -29% | $12,679 |
| 071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC | 29 | $30,857 | -39% | $8,707 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 28 | $30,619 | -24% | $7,753 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 27 | $48,997 | -13% | $9,785 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 27 | $32,544 | -29% | $7,664 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 25 | $61,313 | -48% | $19,858 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 25 | $68,588 | -32% | $15,004 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 25 | $30,051 | -41% | $9,443 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 24 | $44,113 | -21% | $8,520 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 22 | $52,086 | -31% | $12,518 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 22 | $46,847 | -36% | $12,935 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 20 | $22,942 | -38% | $7,519 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 19 | $64,347 | -37% | $15,062 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 19 | $46,232 | -32% | $11,141 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 19 | $104,448 | -54% | $30,822 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 18 | $28,596 | -31% | $7,801 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 17 | $37,386 | -23% | $8,331 |
| 418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC | 16 | $61,911 | -34% | $14,109 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 15 | $72,115 | -36% | $16,369 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 15 | $54,197 | -11% | $11,840 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 14 | $79,767 | -15% | $14,868 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 14 | $47,873 | -37% | $11,389 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 14 | $36,596 | -18% | $7,804 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 13 | $32,438 | -19% | $6,779 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 13 | $31,396 | -13% | $6,718 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 13 | $32,422 | -19% | $7,701 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 13 | $47,544 | -50% | $13,624 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 13 | $114,722 | -47% | $38,553 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 12 | $40,938 | -37% | $12,122 |
| 331 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures without CC/MCC | 12 | $46,501 | -46% | $12,944 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 12 | $37,356 | -44% | $10,829 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 11 | $87,734 | -12% | $14,933 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 11 | $38,126 | -24% | $7,804 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 11 | $69,066 | -19% | $14,177 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 11 | $30,312 | -22% | $7,215 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 11 | $68,145 | -51% | $22,076 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 11 | $36,660 | -23% | $8,506 |
Outpatient services
Against the Texas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie charged $58,506 on average, 47% less than the Texas average of $111,133, and was paid $15,034 against a state average of $16,694. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie charged $56,637 on average, 14% less than the Texas average of $65,957, and was paid $10,480 against a state average of $11,822. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie charged $41,643 on average, 39% less than the Texas average of $67,944, and was paid $10,320 against a state average of $11,820. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie charged $32,878 on average, 44% less than the Texas average of $58,253, and was paid $9,160 against a state average of $10,103. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $23,243 was 17% below the state average of $27,955. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $7,170 was 49% below the state average of $14,089. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $53,552 was 46% below the state average of $98,771. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $32,392 was 36% below the state average of $50,995.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie in Waxahachie, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2023-04-20 (CMS case 666)
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-07 (CMS case 3613)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.