Texas / Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital
CMS certification 450424 · Baytown, TX · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital reported 1,922 Medicare inpatient stays across 55 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 6.62 times what it was paid — mid-range in Texas, number 73 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: 358 stays at an average charge of $115,347, 28% above the national average. It also billed 1,673 outpatient services, charging 12.74 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,922
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 6.62×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 73 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 55 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital charged more than the national average in 49 (89%). 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 | 358 | $115,347 | +28% | $16,446 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 159 | $77,169 | +37% | $11,906 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 87 | $97,780 | +29% | $14,549 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 76 | $100,446 | +42% | $14,204 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 65 | $67,616 | +17% | $11,547 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 57 | $73,503 | +23% | $11,284 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 54 | $293,770 | +28% | $43,134 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 50 | $71,987 | +19% | $11,816 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 46 | $44,266 | +9% | $8,959 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 43 | $102,811 | -8% | $18,375 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 43 | $84,422 | +28% | $13,412 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 42 | $64,857 | +32% | $9,977 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 40 | $83,113 | +13% | $14,398 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 36 | $92,543 | -7% | $15,998 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 36 | $70,460 | -17% | $14,574 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 32 | $51,125 | +27% | $8,028 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 31 | $62,054 | -18% | $14,339 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 29 | $51,944 | +1% | $10,575 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 28 | $46,548 | +23% | $8,402 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 27 | $61,075 | +26% | $9,745 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 25 | $64,537 | +14% | $11,405 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 25 | $46,331 | +2% | $8,916 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 25 | $46,794 | +25% | $8,950 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 23 | $68,030 | +6% | $10,495 |
| 432 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC | 23 | $101,815 | +6% | $16,564 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 22 | $191,304 | +12% | $34,210 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 22 | $147,163 | +46% | $16,565 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 21 | $56,891 | +42% | $7,889 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 21 | $216,251 | +32% | $23,724 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 20 | $248,324 | +58% | $28,383 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 19 | $63,134 | +13% | $9,868 |
| 180 Respiratory Neoplasms with MCC | 19 | $94,419 | +8% | $16,312 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 19 | $71,985 | +18% | $11,991 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 16 | $178,260 | +74% | $17,825 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 16 | $48,146 | +30% | $8,366 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 15 | $53,975 | +7% | $8,438 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 15 | $47,985 | +33% | $8,021 |
| 602 Cellulitis with MCC | 15 | $64,698 | +8% | $11,898 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 15 | $69,225 | +66% | $9,263 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 15 | $451,525 | +40% | $57,529 |
| 071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC | 14 | $68,752 | +36% | $10,374 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 14 | $158,358 | +17% | $21,657 |
| 270 Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with MCC | 14 | $398,896 | +54% | $53,181 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 14 | $57,876 | +15% | $9,147 |
| 388 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with MCC | 14 | $71,204 | +4% | $11,885 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 14 | $46,646 | +20% | $8,735 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 13 | $87,163 | +34% | $13,544 |
| 242 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with MCC | 13 | $220,513 | +37% | $28,036 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 13 | $69,318 | +4% | $12,947 |
| 300 Peripheral Vascular Disorders with CC | 12 | $45,515 | -8% | $10,398 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 12 | $148,945 | +30% | $18,807 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 12 | $65,041 | +47% | $9,629 |
| 243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC | 11 | $154,145 | +39% | $19,311 |
| 371 Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections... | 11 | $67,346 | -14% | $16,386 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 11 | $78,770 | +16% | $12,921 |
Outpatient services
Against the Texas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital charged $115,347 on average, 4% more than the Texas average of $111,133, and was paid $16,446 against a state average of $16,694. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital charged $77,169 on average, 14% more than the Texas average of $67,944, and was paid $11,906 against a state average of $11,820. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital charged $97,780 on average, 5% more than the Texas average of $92,713, and was paid $14,549 against a state average of $13,694. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital charged $100,446 on average, 23% more than the Texas average of $81,715, and was paid $14,204 against a state average of $13,815. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $30,470 was 9% above the state average of $27,955. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $31,344 was 91% above the state average of $16,442. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $118,066 was 20% above the state average of $98,771. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $21,930 was 39% below the state average of $36,220.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital in Baytown, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2026-07-02 (CMS case 8163)
- Closure Notice — 2026-07-10 (CMS case 8163)
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.