Texas / Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South
CMS certification 450677 · Burleson, TX · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South: charges and Medicare payments
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South reported 1,753 Medicare inpatient stays across 55 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.44 times what it was paid — mid-range in Texas, number 93 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: 191 stays at an average charge of $57,154, 1% above the national average. It also billed 846 outpatient services, charging 12.86 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,753
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.44×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 93 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 55 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South charged more than the national average in 17 (31%). 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 | 191 | $57,154 | +1% | $10,185 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 181 | $81,221 | -10% | $14,924 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 142 | $60,069 | +1% | $11,213 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 68 | $50,725 | 0% | $9,306 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 67 | $74,114 | +5% | $13,362 |
| 885 Psychoses | 60 | $16,891 | -62% | $10,900 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 56 | $45,278 | -12% | $9,190 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 49 | $63,374 | -14% | $14,986 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 41 | $40,068 | -34% | $10,090 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 39 | $34,220 | -10% | $7,135 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 38 | $57,716 | -12% | $11,478 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 33 | $62,641 | -17% | $12,960 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 33 | $51,824 | +7% | $8,879 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 33 | $233,173 | +2% | $36,036 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 32 | $47,059 | -16% | $8,717 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 31 | $80,447 | -6% | $15,123 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 29 | $37,284 | -7% | $7,094 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 28 | $59,236 | +3% | $10,978 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 28 | $40,364 | -11% | $7,390 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 27 | $41,712 | -15% | $9,124 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 26 | $38,010 | +5% | $6,761 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 24 | $41,732 | -32% | $10,211 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 23 | $31,036 | -24% | $8,043 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 22 | $39,819 | +7% | $6,754 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 21 | $51,604 | -9% | $9,775 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 21 | $52,340 | -21% | $11,829 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 20 | $44,901 | -3% | $8,636 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 19 | $52,275 | +4% | $7,438 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 19 | $114,060 | +13% | $15,449 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 18 | $34,637 | -14% | $8,060 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 18 | $34,897 | -13% | $6,401 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 18 | $110,170 | -4% | $16,228 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 17 | $138,431 | 0% | $20,966 |
| 602 Cellulitis with MCC | 17 | $41,856 | -30% | $11,066 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 15 | $69,719 | -30% | $14,043 |
| 304 Hypertension with MCC | 15 | $44,456 | -22% | $9,333 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 15 | $141,999 | -13% | $20,975 |
| 056 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with MCC | 14 | $87,017 | -9% | $16,105 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 14 | $44,743 | +15% | $7,869 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 14 | $33,994 | -9% | $7,482 |
| 163 Major Chest Procedures with MCC | 13 | $208,896 | -1% | $29,921 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 13 | $127,748 | -6% | $21,289 |
| 372 Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections... | 13 | $42,422 | -11% | $9,702 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 12 | $61,565 | -35% | $13,885 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 12 | $37,912 | -22% | $8,428 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 12 | $40,877 | -10% | $7,911 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 12 | $51,172 | +33% | $8,363 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 12 | $161,929 | -5% | $30,832 |
| 493 Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures except Hip, Foot and... | 12 | $142,536 | +20% | $17,605 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 11 | $91,556 | -18% | $18,958 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 11 | $70,642 | +11% | $8,901 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 11 | $31,560 | +10% | $5,843 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 11 | $357,636 | +66% | $37,081 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 11 | $141,055 | +19% | $17,581 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 11 | $40,525 | -3% | $8,524 |
Outpatient services
Against the Texas average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South charged $57,154 on average, 16% less than the Texas average of $67,944, and was paid $10,185 against a state average of $11,820. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South charged $81,221 on average, 27% less than the Texas average of $111,133, and was paid $14,924 against a state average of $16,694. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South charged $60,069 on average, 19% less than the Texas average of $73,756, and was paid $11,213 against a state average of $11,597. For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC (DRG 190), Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South charged $50,725 on average, 7% less than the Texas average of $54,757, and was paid $9,306 against a state average of $10,898. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $29,246 was 5% above the state average of $27,955. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $9,966 was 29% below the state average of $14,089. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $128,877 was 30% above the state average of $98,771. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $53,228 was 4% above the state average of $50,995.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South in Burleson, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2024-03-08 (CMS case 1527)
- Met Requirements — 2025-08-13 (CMS case 6268)
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.