University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center: charges and Medicare payments

University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center reported Medicare outpatient services in 43 service groups in 2024 but no inpatient stays above CMS's reporting threshold. It also billed 19,237 outpatient services, charging 8.11 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 0
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient –
3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) –
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	3,472	$12,423	$1,489
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	3,313	$20,320	$2,622
Level 2 Urology and Related Services	3,043	$2,338	$628
Comprehensive Observation Services	1,050	$16,845	$2,508
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	969	$14,657	$1,753
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	858	$12,515	$1,875
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	842	$17,972	$2,931
Level 2 Vascular Procedures	586	$10,120	$1,471
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy	555	$22,652	$3,425
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	521	$15,562	$3,216
Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	469	$32,703	$6,016
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	422	$25,183	$4,774
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	348	$30,657	$5,252
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services	302	$45,915	$9,356
Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	293	$21,306	$3,515
Level 7 Radiation Therapy	226	$80,664	$7,195
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy	205	$38,496	$6,208
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	181	$18,287	$3,208
Level 5 ENT Procedures	160	$24,611	$5,250
Level 4 Vascular Procedures	135	$33,673	$4,567
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	124	$69,901	$10,192
Level 4 ENT Procedures	120	$19,026	$2,879
Complex GI Procedures	117	$30,617	$5,213
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy	100	$13,560	$1,549
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures	73	$21,649	$2,602

Against the Texas average

For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $12,423 was 12% below the state average of $14,089. For Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5073), its average charge of $20,320 was 18% below the state average of $24,865. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $2,338 was 36% below the state average of $3,679. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $16,845 was 40% below the state average of $27,955.

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.