Texas / Townsen Memorial Hospital
CMS certification 670266 · Humble, TX · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Townsen Memorial Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Townsen Memorial Hospital reported Medicare outpatient services in 13 service groups in 2024 but no inpatient stays above CMS's reporting threshold. It also billed 387 outpatient services, charging 16.92 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 0
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient –
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 76 | $84,223 | $8,107 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 59 | $87,957 | $4,930 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 38 | $51,019 | $2,006 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 36 | $154,349 | $10,496 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 35 | $35,085 | $698 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 34 | $32,530 | $1,422 |
| Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 25 | $244,284 | $22,125 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 18 | $71,006 | $4,102 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 16 | $63,443 | $2,505 |
| Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 15 | $39,537 | $2,537 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 12 | $49,867 | $1,713 |
| Implantation of Drug Infusion Device | 12 | $175,259 | $13,615 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 11 | $39,973 | $765 |
Against the Texas average
For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $84,223 was 15% below the state average of $98,771. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $87,957 was 50% above the state average of $58,833. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $51,019 was 67% above the state average of $30,502. For Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5116), its average charge of $154,349 was 20% above the state average of $129,107.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Townsen Memorial Hospital in Humble, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2022-05-04 (CMS case 53)
- CAP Request — 2022-10-27 (CMS case 53)
- Closure Notice — 2024-04-18 (CMS case 53)
- Warning Notice — 2026-07-22 (CMS case 8311)
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.