Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital? You may not have to pay all of it. Nonprofit hospitals must offer financial assistance — here are this hospital's actual income limits and how to apply, taken from its own published policy.
Quick facts
Free care: Free care if your family income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. (One system-wide policy covers all Houston Methodist hospitals.)
Discounted care: Discounted care if your income is between 200% and 500% of the poverty level — you pay no more than the average private insurance or Medicare rate. And if your income is above 500% of the poverty level, you never pay more than 10% of your household income.
How to apply: Houston Methodist: Billing & financial assistance
Phone: 844-755-1418 — Centralized Business Office (Mon–Fri, 7am–7pm). Your campus may also have its own financial counselor — ask when you call.
How to apply
- Check the income rules above — the same policy applies at every Houston Methodist hospital.
- Get the application at houstonmethodist.org/billing (in 18 languages) or at any hospital admitting desk.
- Mail or fax the completed application to: Houston Methodist Centralized Business Office, Attn: Financial Assistance, 701 S. Fry Rd., Katy, TX 77450 (fax 832-667-5995).
Good to know
- You can apply up to 240 days after your first bill — even if the bill already went to collections.
- A new bill means a new application — you can apply more than once. More in our guide You Might Not Have to Pay That Hospital Bill.
- Whatever remains after assistance can still be negotiated: How to Negotiate a Hospital Bill.
- Free help applying: Dollar For walks you through it at no cost.
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Sources
- Policy details above come from the hospital's own published materials, linked below. Policies change — if a link breaks or a number looks off, call the hospital and please tell us.
- Houston Methodist: Patient financial responsibilities (Cypress — system-wide policy text)
- Houston Methodist: Billing