Texas / Huntsville Memorial Hospital
CMS certification 450347 · Huntsville, TX · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Huntsville Memorial Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Huntsville Memorial Hospital reported 264 Medicare inpatient stays across 12 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.3 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Texas, number 167 of 190 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 5.35×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 36 stays at an average charge of $33,855, 40% below the national average. It also billed 634 outpatient services, charging 6.65 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 264
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.3×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 167 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 12 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Huntsville Memorial Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 36 | $33,855 | -40% | $11,007 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 36 | $22,898 | -39% | $7,701 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 35 | $56,985 | -37% | $15,206 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 22 | $31,245 | -46% | $10,567 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 21 | $31,217 | -48% | $11,379 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 19 | $48,553 | -31% | $13,093 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 19 | $34,617 | -10% | $7,795 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 18 | $22,133 | -41% | $8,117 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 16 | $27,962 | -30% | $7,556 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $20,779 | -44% | $7,454 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $34,278 | -43% | $10,669 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 13 | $34,968 | -31% | $11,001 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 231 | $19,645 | $2,519 |
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 86 | $8,737 | $1,732 |
| Level 2 Endovascular Procedures | 51 | $13,351 | $5,134 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 39 | $9,619 | $1,498 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 38 | $15,933 | $2,832 |
| Level 3 Endovascular Procedures | 27 | $41,645 | $10,192 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 22 | $57,362 | $11,707 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 20 | $22,302 | $5,166 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 19 | $18,492 | $3,121 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 19 | $22,697 | $4,798 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 16 | $20,286 | $2,852 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 15 | $30,286 | $3,026 |
| Level 2 Vascular Procedures | 14 | $10,539 | $1,432 |
| Level 6 Urology and Related Services | 14 | $43,309 | $8,064 |
| Level 4 Vascular Procedures | 12 | $22,678 | $4,545 |
| Level 4 Endovascular Procedures | 11 | $53,102 | $16,226 |
Against the Texas average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Huntsville Memorial Hospital charged $33,855 on average, 50% less than the Texas average of $67,944, and was paid $11,007 against a state average of $11,820. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Huntsville Memorial Hospital charged $22,898 on average, 47% less than the Texas average of $42,965, and was paid $7,701 against a state average of $8,372. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Huntsville Memorial Hospital charged $56,985 on average, 49% less than the Texas average of $111,133, and was paid $15,206 against a state average of $16,694. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Huntsville Memorial Hospital charged $31,245 on average, 53% less than the Texas average of $65,957, and was paid $10,567 against a state average of $11,822. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $19,645 was 30% below the state average of $27,955. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $8,737 was 46% below the state average of $16,236. For Level 2 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5192), its average charge of $13,351 was 75% below the state average of $53,400. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $9,619 was 32% below the state average of $14,089.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Huntsville Memorial Hospital in Huntsville, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-07 (CMS case 3620)
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.