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Weight-loss surgery (gastric bypass) in Texas: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 54 Texas hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 621

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission$10,9811.0×12026-09-01
Chi St Luke's Health Brazosport Lake Jackson$11,1991.0×22026-02-28
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen$13,8621.3×22026-09-01
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco$17,0191.6×12026-09-01
St. Luke's Health The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands$17,3321.6×52026-02-28
St. Luke's Health Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land$17,9441.7×52026-02-28
St David's Medical Center Austin$18,5541.7×62026-09-01
St David's South Austin Medical Center Austin$18,5541.7×62026-09-01
Round Rock Medical Center Round Rock$18,5541.7×62026-09-01
North Austin Medical Center Austin$18,5541.7×62026-09-01
Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center Houston$18,7001.7×52026-09-01
Hca Houston Healthcare Southeast Pasadena$18,7891.7×52026-09-01
University Health System San Antonio$19,0161.8×42025-10-14
Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville$19,3811.8×62026-09-01
Hca Houston Healthcare Conroe Conroe$19,5261.8×52026-09-01
Hca Houston Healthcare Clear Lake Webster$19,5261.8×52026-09-01
Hca Houston Healthcare Northwest Houston$19,5261.8×52026-09-01
Hca Houston Healthcare Tomball Tomball$19,5261.8×52026-09-01
Hca Houston Healthcare Kingwood Kingwood$19,5261.8×52026-09-01
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield$19,7321.8×42026-03-21
Methodist Hospital San Antonio$20,4461.9×62026-09-01
Methodist Hospital Stone Oak San Antonio$20,4461.9×62026-09-01
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Houston$20,5041.9×52026-02-28
Medical City Plano Plano$21,0151.9×62026-09-01
Medical City Mckinney McKinney$21,0151.9×62026-09-01
Medical City Denton Denton$21,0151.9×62026-09-01
Medical City Dallas Dallas$21,0151.9×62026-09-01
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas$21,0531.9×62026-06-29
Scott & White Hospital-Round Rock Round Rock$21,0531.9×62026-06-13
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center ? Pflugerville Pflugerville$21,0531.9×62026-06-13
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin Austin$21,0531.9×62026-06-13
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving$21,0531.9×62026-06-29
Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Uptown Dallas$21,0531.9×62026-06-29
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine$21,0531.9×62026-06-29
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett$21,0531.9×62026-06-29
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney Mc Kinney$21,0531.9×62026-06-29
Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Edinburg$21,1922.0×32026-04-01
Rio Grande Regional Hospital McAllen$22,3992.1×62026-09-01
Medical City Weatherford Weatherford$22,4342.1×62026-09-01
Medical City Fort Worth Fort Worth$25,1542.3×62026-09-01
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown$26,5282.5×52026-04-01
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land$26,5282.5×52026-04-01
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston$26,5282.5×52026-04-01
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands$26,5282.5×52026-04-01
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas$27,4742.5×42026-04-21
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano$27,4742.5×42026-04-21
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston$29,4312.7×52026-04-01
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin$29,7092.8×22026-01-01
Dell Seton Med Center At The University Of Tx Austin$29,7092.8×22026-01-01
Ascension Seton Southwest Austin$29,7092.8×22026-01-01
Ascension Seton Northwest Austin$29,7092.8×22026-01-01
Cedar Park Regional Medical Center Cedar Park$29,7092.8×22026-01-01
Ascension Seton Hays Kyle$29,7092.8×22026-01-01
UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital Dallas$31,1242.9×42026-03-10

MS-DRG 620

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
St David's Medical Center Austin$19,7241.7×62026-09-01
Methodist Hospital San Antonio$21,3201.9×62026-09-01
Medical City Plano Plano$21,9621.9×62026-09-01
Medical City Mckinney McKinney$21,9621.9×62026-09-01
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas$23,0002.0×62026-06-29
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas$28,8162.5×42026-04-21
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin$29,7092.6×22026-01-01
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston$31,4662.8×52026-04-01

MS-DRG 619

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
St David's Medical Center Austin$29,4861.4×62026-09-01
Methodist Hospital San Antonio$29,5601.4×62026-09-01
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin$29,7091.4×22026-01-01
Medical City Plano Plano$34,9071.7×62026-09-01
Medical City Mckinney McKinney$34,9071.7×62026-09-01
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas$37,2981.8×62026-06-29
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas$40,0181.9×42026-04-21
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston$45,0062.2×52026-04-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for weight-loss surgery (gastric bypass) in Texas?

54 Texas hospitals post usable commercial rates for weight-loss surgery (gastric bypass) in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 621), the median across 54 hospitals is $21,034, 1.9× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.