Texas / Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood
CMS certification 670005 · Kingwood, TX
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood: charges and Medicare payments
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood reported 34 Medicare inpatient stays across 1 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.04 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 470, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC: 34 stays at an average charge of $37,846, 59% below the national average. It also billed 647 outpatient services, charging 5.82 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 34
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.04×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 1 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 34 | $37,846 | -59% | $12,430 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 163 | $13,594 | $2,161 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 84 | $19,556 | $2,799 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 76 | $45,433 | $12,187 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 66 | $34,168 | $6,554 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 54 | $13,782 | $1,448 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 54 | $13,527 | $1,790 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 27 | $25,569 | $3,233 |
| Level 2 Intraocular Procedures | 27 | $21,966 | $3,770 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 24 | $72,640 | $17,243 |
| Level 5 Airway Endoscopy | 16 | $43,658 | $6,346 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 15 | $17,015 | $2,635 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 15 | $22,361 | $4,543 |
| Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 14 | $65,673 | $28,709 |
| Level 5 ENT Procedures | 12 | $36,403 | $5,430 |
Against the Texas average
For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood charged $37,846 on average, 67% less than the Texas average of $116,220, and was paid $12,430 against a state average of $15,157. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $13,594 was 17% below the state average of $16,442. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $19,556 was 36% below the state average of $30,502. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $45,433 was 54% below the state average of $98,771. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $34,168 was 42% below the state average of $58,833.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
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.