Texas / Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital
CMS certification 450684 · Humble, TX · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital reported 1,549 Medicare inpatient stays across 42 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.33 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Texas, number 133 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: 359 stays at an average charge of $83,122, 8% below the national average. It also billed 1,014 outpatient services, charging 10.16 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,549
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.33×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 133 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 42 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital charged more than the national average in 7 (17%). 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 | 359 | $83,122 | -8% | $17,731 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 152 | $55,121 | -2% | $12,453 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 77 | $65,478 | -14% | $14,230 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 68 | $45,704 | -21% | $11,847 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 53 | $54,387 | -9% | $12,413 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 53 | $50,813 | +4% | $10,560 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 52 | $58,527 | -17% | $15,295 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 51 | $59,335 | -2% | $12,609 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 45 | $55,402 | -16% | $13,515 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 44 | $49,832 | -3% | $11,161 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 44 | $66,993 | -9% | $14,421 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 36 | $147,814 | -35% | $40,050 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 30 | $46,965 | +15% | $9,536 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 29 | $45,263 | -7% | $10,236 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 28 | $85,171 | 0% | $16,164 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 26 | $39,801 | +5% | $8,770 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 21 | $71,288 | -25% | $17,135 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 21 | $42,793 | +7% | $8,682 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 20 | $49,547 | -27% | $13,571 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 19 | $38,183 | -14% | $9,404 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 18 | $53,109 | +47% | $8,340 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 18 | $83,118 | -15% | $17,607 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 17 | $56,884 | +2% | $10,734 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 17 | $62,101 | -5% | $12,566 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 17 | $121,791 | -10% | $73,221 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 17 | $34,850 | -6% | $8,445 |
| 981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis... | 16 | $170,098 | -21% | $36,676 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 15 | $44,341 | -12% | $10,794 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 15 | $64,162 | -43% | $18,498 |
| 304 Hypertension with MCC | 15 | $40,003 | -30% | $11,290 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 14 | $89,837 | -10% | $16,901 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 14 | $41,326 | -15% | $9,934 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 14 | $48,800 | -3% | $9,899 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 14 | $56,252 | -1% | $12,242 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 14 | $91,459 | -9% | $17,487 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 13 | $34,244 | -26% | $9,970 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 13 | $205,101 | -5% | $41,141 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 13 | $60,888 | -21% | $14,439 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 12 | $47,415 | +24% | $9,273 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 12 | $32,707 | -16% | $9,379 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 12 | $36,730 | -1% | $9,180 |
| 388 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with MCC | 11 | $55,107 | -19% | $13,223 |
Outpatient services
Against the Texas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital charged $83,122 on average, 25% less than the Texas average of $111,133, and was paid $17,731 against a state average of $16,694. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital charged $55,121 on average, 19% less than the Texas average of $67,944, and was paid $12,453 against a state average of $11,820. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital charged $65,478 on average, 29% less than the Texas average of $92,713, and was paid $14,230 against a state average of $13,694. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital charged $45,704 on average, 31% less than the Texas average of $65,957, and was paid $11,847 against a state average of $11,822. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $31,680 was 13% above the state average of $27,955. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $37,690 was 26% below the state average of $50,995. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $15,203 was 8% above the state average of $14,089. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $23,508 was 35% below the state average of $36,220.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital in Humble, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-08-01 (CMS case 6159)
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.