Texas / Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital Fortworth
CMS certification 450880 · Fort Worth, TX · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital Fortworth: charges and Medicare payments
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital Fortworth reported 259 Medicare inpatient stays across 8 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.21 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Texas, number 168 of 190 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 5.35×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 472, Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC: 70 stays at an average charge of $64,898, 55% below the national average. It also billed 1,164 outpatient services, charging 4.85 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 259
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.21×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 168 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 8 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital Fortworth charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC | 70 | $64,898 | -55% | $21,533 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 61 | $74,985 | -56% | $24,605 |
| 455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 42 | $108,169 | -47% | $31,350 |
| 473 Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 24 | $61,705 | -46% | $16,012 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 21 | $124,953 | -55% | $40,028 |
| 483 Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper... | 15 | $49,314 | -61% | $16,313 |
| 451 Single Level Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 13 | $68,293 | -54% | $23,569 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 13 | $54,050 | -42% | $12,352 |
Outpatient services
Against the Texas average
For Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC (DRG 472), Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital Fortworth charged $64,898 on average, 64% less than the Texas average of $178,665, and was paid $21,533 against a state average of $25,128. For Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC (DRG 460), Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital Fortworth charged $74,985 on average, 65% less than the Texas average of $213,248, and was paid $24,605 against a state average of $30,622. For Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC (DRG 455), Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital Fortworth charged $108,169 on average, 60% less than the Texas average of $268,184, and was paid $31,350 against a state average of $39,409. For Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC (DRG 473), Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital Fortworth charged $61,705 on average, 58% less than the Texas average of $147,803, and was paid $16,012 against a state average of $21,367. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $52,601 was 47% below the state average of $98,771. For Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5116), its average charge of $52,801 was 59% below the state average of $129,107. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $33,514 was 43% below the state average of $58,833. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $9,933 was 45% below the state average of $18,063.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital Fortworth in Fort Worth, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2024-02-15 (CMS case 1942)
- Warning Notice — 2025-07-08 (CMS case 5555)
- Closure Notice — 2025-07-16 (CMS case 5555)
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.