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Hospital stay for digestive disorders, no complications in Dallas, TX costs $7,646 to $19,671. Here's every hospital's price.

11 hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area publish a cash price for hospital stay for digestive disorders, no complications (MS-DRG 392). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, 11 hospitals list a cash price for hospital stay for digestive disorders, no complications (MS-DRG 392). The lowest is $7,646 at Dallas Medical Center, the median is $18,009 and the highest is $19,671 at Methodist Mckinney Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 2.6 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Dallas, TX median of $18,009 is 70% above the national median of $10,565 across 126 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

46 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $85,773. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between March 2026 and September 2026. 42 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$7,646
lowest cash price in Dallas, TX
Dallas Medical Center · 7 mi
$10,363 below the median
$18,009
median cash price
11 hospitals
2.6×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
11/88
hospitals with a cash price
42 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Dallas Medical Center

Dallas · 7 mi · File Sep 2026

$7,646
2
Dallas Regional Medical Center

Mesquite · 22 mi · File Sep 2026

$9,452
3
Methodist Celina Medical Center

Celina · 33 mi · File Mar 2026

$14,766
list $29,532 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Methodist Southlake Medical Center

Southlake · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$15,704
list $31,407 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Parkland Health & Hospital System

Dallas · 8 mi · File May 2026

$17,382
list $43,455
6
Methodist Richardson Medical Center

Richardson · 20 mi · File Mar 2026

$18,009
list $36,018 · lowest of 4 lines
7
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center

Midlothian · 26 mi · File Mar 2026

$18,061
list $36,122 · lowest of 3 lines
8
Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Dallas · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$18,494
list $36,988 · lowest of 6 lines
9
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center

Mansfield · 21 mi · File Mar 2026

$19,312
list $38,624 · lowest of 3 lines
10
Methodist Charlton Medical Center

Dallas · 15 mi · File Mar 2026

$19,333
list $38,665 · lowest of 3 lines
11
Methodist Mckinney Hospital

Mckinney · 27 mi · File Mar 2026

$19,671
list $39,342
12
Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas · 12 mi · File Jun 2026

1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for MS-DRG 392. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for MS-DRG 392, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About hospital stay for digestive disorders, no complications

MS-DRG 392 is an inpatient stay for esophagitis, gastroenteritis or other digestive disorders without major complications: severe stomach flu with dehydration, inflammation of the esophagus or stomach, or abdominal pain admitted for observation and treatment. The stay is typically one to three days with IV fluids, medications and tests.

What the price covers

The DRG price is the hospital's charge for the whole stay: room and board, nursing, IV fluids and medications, and routine tests. Physician visits, imaging read by a radiologist and any procedures such as an endoscopy are billed separately.

Why prices vary

This is not a planned admission, so the practical use of these numbers is to understand and check a bill. Prices for the same uncomplicated stay vary two to four times between hospitals in the same area. Observation stays, which are billed differently from admissions, are often cheaper for the same care; the distinction matters for what you owe.

Questions to ask

  • Was this billed as an inpatient admission or observation?
  • What is the self-pay price for DRG 392, and what physician charges are separate?
  • Does the hospital offer a self-pay discount or financial assistance?

Hospitals in Dallas, TX without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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