Texas / Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington
CMS certification 670071 · Arlington, TX · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington: charges and Medicare payments
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington reported 263 Medicare inpatient stays across 7 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.09 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Texas, number 150 of 190 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 5.35×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 274, Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC: 107 stays at an average charge of $85,036, 46% below the national average. It also billed 416 outpatient services, charging 6.2 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 263
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.09×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 150 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 7 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington charged more than the national average in 1 (14%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 107 | $85,036 | -46% | $21,249 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 55 | $140,389 | -37% | $37,584 |
| 266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 30 | $190,577 | -33% | $46,763 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 25 | $38,532 | -32% | $8,776 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 22 | $91,768 | -20% | $17,645 |
| 236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC | 12 | $271,072 | +29% | $56,168 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 12 | $21,808 | -40% | $6,063 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 107 | $23,484 | $2,867 |
| Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures | 88 | $100,208 | $21,162 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 73 | $10,026 | $2,471 |
| Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures | 46 | $51,145 | $9,634 |
| Level 3 Endovascular Procedures | 45 | $65,182 | $9,924 |
| Level 4 Endovascular Procedures | 18 | $91,173 | $15,799 |
| Level 2 Endovascular Procedures | 14 | $38,230 | $5,160 |
| Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures | 13 | $85,929 | $17,552 |
| Level 2 ICD and Similar Procedures | 12 | $178,583 | $29,613 |
Against the Texas average
For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington charged $85,036 on average, 64% less than the Texas average of $237,571, and was paid $21,249 against a state average of $25,777. For Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without MCC (DRG 267), Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington charged $140,389 on average, 50% less than the Texas average of $279,675, and was paid $37,584 against a state average of $39,524. For Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with MCC (DRG 266), Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington charged $190,577 on average, 49% less than the Texas average of $372,420, and was paid $46,763 against a state average of $49,901. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington charged $38,532 on average, 43% less than the Texas average of $67,944, and was paid $8,776 against a state average of $11,820. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $23,484 was 35% below the state average of $36,220. For Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures (outpatient APC 5213), its average charge of $100,208 was 55% below the state average of $221,522. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $10,026 was 64% below the state average of $27,955. For Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures (outpatient APC 5223), its average charge of $51,145 was 39% below the state average of $83,788.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington in Arlington, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-08-21 (CMS case 6352)
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.