Texas / Methodist Dallas Medical Center
CMS certification 450051 · Dallas, TX · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Methodist Dallas Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Methodist Dallas Medical Center reported 1,358 Medicare inpatient stays across 49 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.12 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Texas, number 147 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: 199 stays at an average charge of $86,835, 4% below the national average. It also billed 1,796 outpatient services, charging 8.6 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,358
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.12×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 147 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 49 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Methodist Dallas Medical Center charged more than the national average in 17 (35%). 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 | 199 | $86,835 | -4% | $20,482 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 95 | $51,992 | -8% | $14,391 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 49 | $119,841 | +20% | $22,449 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 47 | $82,912 | +13% | $20,879 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 47 | $46,776 | -5% | $13,520 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 44 | $170,824 | -25% | $50,050 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 40 | $50,703 | -23% | $19,009 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 39 | $118,795 | +97% | $19,980 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 36 | $81,323 | +36% | $16,266 |
| 652 Kidney Transplant | 36 | $266,399 | -21% | $55,811 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 36 | $56,943 | +20% | $13,573 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 33 | $62,726 | +9% | $14,438 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 32 | $83,345 | -17% | $21,079 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 29 | $48,442 | -6% | $12,819 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 26 | $135,726 | -20% | $40,624 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 25 | $78,311 | +11% | $14,556 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 25 | $108,122 | -20% | $26,754 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 25 | $45,388 | +12% | $11,965 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 24 | $131,559 | -23% | $35,707 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 24 | $50,357 | -24% | $16,852 |
| 650 Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis with MCC | 24 | $290,312 | -31% | $50,274 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 23 | $68,979 | +24% | $13,027 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 20 | $65,825 | -13% | $17,592 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 19 | $67,294 | -21% | $18,574 |
| 441 Disorders of Liver except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic... | 19 | $80,247 | -7% | $19,700 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 18 | $81,687 | -48% | $28,297 |
| 433 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with CC | 18 | $65,402 | +24% | $13,911 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 18 | $33,237 | -20% | $11,231 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 17 | $43,264 | -14% | $12,809 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 17 | $40,442 | +7% | $12,171 |
| 432 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC | 16 | $63,342 | -34% | $19,038 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 16 | $32,937 | -12% | $12,279 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 16 | $40,411 | +9% | $10,989 |
| 165 Major Chest Procedures without CC/MCC | 15 | $67,560 | -35% | $19,287 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 15 | $121,618 | +28% | $19,562 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 15 | $43,834 | +9% | $11,152 |
| 472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC | 15 | $91,258 | -36% | $28,564 |
| 673 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with MCC | 15 | $142,069 | -18% | $33,273 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 14 | $222,060 | +3% | $57,447 |
| 442 Disorders of Liver except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic... | 13 | $38,228 | -20% | $13,060 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 12 | $189,356 | -18% | $40,959 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 12 | $46,982 | -23% | $15,736 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 12 | $118,699 | -14% | $24,716 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 12 | $339,191 | +5% | $68,381 |
| 919 Complications of Treatment with MCC | 12 | $57,629 | -35% | $21,624 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 11 | $46,092 | -5% | $12,518 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 11 | $59,072 | +49% | $12,353 |
| 455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 11 | $139,386 | -31% | $39,965 |
| 493 Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures except Hip, Foot and... | 11 | $90,147 | -24% | $23,261 |
Outpatient services
Against the Texas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Methodist Dallas Medical Center charged $86,835 on average, 22% less than the Texas average of $111,133, and was paid $20,482 against a state average of $16,694. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Methodist Dallas Medical Center charged $51,992 on average, 23% less than the Texas average of $67,944, and was paid $14,391 against a state average of $11,820. For Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC (DRG 064), Methodist Dallas Medical Center charged $119,841 on average, 1% less than the Texas average of $121,565, and was paid $22,449 against a state average of $16,871. For Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC (DRG 698), Methodist Dallas Medical Center charged $82,912 on average, 5% less than the Texas average of $86,874, and was paid $20,879 against a state average of $14,523. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $29,415 was 5% above the state average of $27,955. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $14,370 was 11% below the state average of $16,236. For Level 4 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5184), its average charge of $37,515 was 32% below the state average of $54,980. For Level 3 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5183), its average charge of $23,493 was 17% below the state average of $28,214.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-05-05 (CMS case 4160)
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.