{"id":37112,"date":"2026-03-24T18:36:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/?p=37112"},"modified":"2026-05-06T20:35:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:35:58","slug":"calculadora-del-limite-maximo-por-muerte-por-negligencia-medica-en-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/es\/texas-medical-malpractice-wrongful-death-cap-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculadora de indemnizaciones m\u00e1ximas por muerte por negligencia m\u00e9dica de Texas (Secci\u00f3n 74.303)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id37112_f488cf-a5{margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;}.kb-row-layout-id37112_f488cf-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id37112_f488cf-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id37112_f488cf-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading33702_616bd3-4b_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading33702_616bd3-4b_0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading33702_616bd3-4b_0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading33702_616bd3-4b_0\">Calculating Texas Health Care Wrongful Death Damages<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading33702_4218bf-00_0_0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading33702_4218bf-00_0_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading33702_4218bf-00_0_0\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading33702_4218bf-00_0_0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading33702_4218bf-00_0_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading33702_4218bf-00_0_0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading33702_4218bf-00_0_0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading33702_4218bf-00_0_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading33702_4218bf-00_0_0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading33702_4218bf-00_0_0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading33702_4218bf-00_0_0\">We built this calculator to give individuals and attorneys<strong> a statutorily correct source<\/strong> for determining the wrongful death damages cap in Texas medical malpractice claims, a figure that is critical to case valuation, demand strategy, and client counseling. The tool most commonly used for this calculation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/data\/inflation_calculator.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the BLS Inflation Calculator at bls.gov<\/a>, uses a consumer price index that <strong>does not match the one specified in the Texas statute.<\/strong> The result is an inaccurate figure that individuals may be relying on without realizing the discrepancy.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_bef424-bf, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_bef424-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37112_bef424-bf\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_bef424-bf mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_bef424-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37112_bef424-bf\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_bef424-bf img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_bef424-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37112_bef424-bf\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading37112_bef424-bf wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37112_bef424-bf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/statutes.capitol.texas.gov\/?tab=1&amp;code=CP&amp;chapter=CP.74&amp;artSec=74.303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 74.303<\/a> caps damages in wrongful death and survival actions arising from health care liability claims at $500,000 per claimant. This cap covers all damages, including exemplary damages, regardless of the number of defendants or causes of action. The statute requires this base amount to be adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index, measured from August 29, 1977, the effective date of the original Medical Liability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_1f32a8-e1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_1f32a8-e1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37112_1f32a8-e1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_1f32a8-e1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_1f32a8-e1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37112_1f32a8-e1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_1f32a8-e1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_1f32a8-e1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37112_1f32a8-e1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading37112_1f32a8-e1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37112_1f32a8-e1\">Section 74.303(b) specifically identifies the applicable index as the one measuring price changes for &#8220;urban wage earners and clerical workers&#8217; families and single workers living alone (CPI-W: Seasonally Adjusted U.S. City Average: All Items).&#8221; The <strong>BLS Inflation Calculator noted above uses the CPI-U<\/strong> (All Urban Consumers) index instead. These two indexes track different population groups and produce different values.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_9f49bb-1b_0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_9f49bb-1b_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37112_9f49bb-1b_0\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_9f49bb-1b_0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_9f49bb-1b_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37112_9f49bb-1b_0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_9f49bb-1b_0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37112_9f49bb-1b_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37112_9f49bb-1b_0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading37112_9f49bb-1b_0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37112_9f49bb-1b_0\">Our calculator utilizes <strong>CPI-W Seasonally Adjusted data<\/strong> directly from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, exactly as written into law by the Texas Legislature, to produce the inflation-adjusted cap. The final calculation displays the CPI values used, the exact formula applied, and the BLS data source so the result can be independently verified. The tool defaults to the most recently published CPI data and allows adjustment to any month within the last ten years, consistent with the Texas statute of repose for health care liability claims under Section 74.251. <\/p>\n\n\n    <div id=\"csa-wt-wd-calculator\" class=\"csa-wt-calculator\" role=\"application\" aria-label=\"Texas Wrongful Death Cap Calculator\">\r\n \r\n        <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-header\">\r\n            <h2 class=\"csa-wt-calc-title\">Texas Wrongful Death Cap Calculator<\/h2>\r\n            <p class=\"csa-wt-calc-subtitle\">\r\n                Calculates the inflation-adjusted damages cap under\r\n                <strong>Tex. Civ. Prac. &amp; Rem. Code &sect; 74.303<\/strong>\r\n            <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n \r\n        <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-body\">\r\n \r\n            <!-- FROM (locked) -->\r\n            <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-field csa-wt-calc-field--locked\">\r\n                <label class=\"csa-wt-calc-label\">Base Date (Statutory)<\/label>\r\n                <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-locked-value\">\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-locked-date\">August 1977<\/span>\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-locked-detail\">CPI-W: 61.4<\/span>\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-locked-detail\">Base Amount: $500,000<\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n \r\n            <!-- TO (adjustable) -->\r\n            <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-field\">\r\n                <label class=\"csa-wt-calc-label\" for=\"csa-wt-month\">Calculation Date<\/label>\r\n                <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-selectors\">\r\n                    <select id=\"csa-wt-month\" class=\"csa-wt-calc-select\" aria-label=\"Month\">\r\n                                                    <option value=\"1\"\r\n                                >\r\n                                January                            <\/option>\r\n                                                    <option value=\"2\"\r\n                                >\r\n                                February                            <\/option>\r\n                                                    <option value=\"3\"\r\n                                >\r\n                                March                            <\/option>\r\n                                                    <option value=\"4\"\r\n                                 selected='selected'>\r\n                                April                            <\/option>\r\n                                                    <option value=\"5\"\r\n                                >\r\n                                May           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<option value=\"2024\"\r\n                                >\r\n                                2024                            <\/option>\r\n                                                    <option value=\"2023\"\r\n                                >\r\n                                2023                            <\/option>\r\n                                                    <option value=\"2022\"\r\n                                >\r\n                                2022                            <\/option>\r\n                                                    <option value=\"2021\"\r\n                                >\r\n                                2021                            <\/option>\r\n                                                    <option value=\"2020\"\r\n                                >\r\n                                2020                            <\/option>\r\n                                                    <option value=\"2019\"\r\n                                >\r\n                                2019                            <\/option>\r\n                                                    <option value=\"2018\"\r\n                                >\r\n                                2018                            <\/option>\r\n                                                    <option value=\"2017\"\r\n                                >\r\n                                2017                            <\/option>\r\n                                                    <option value=\"2016\"\r\n                                >\r\n                                2016                            <\/option>\r\n                                            <\/select>\r\n                    <button type=\"button\" id=\"csa-wt-calculate\" class=\"csa-wt-calc-button\">Calculate<\/button>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <p class=\"csa-wt-calc-note\" id=\"csa-wt-data-note\">\r\n                    Most recent CPI data available: <strong>April 2026<\/strong>\r\n                <\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n \r\n            <!-- RESULT -->\r\n            <div id=\"csa-wt-result\" class=\"csa-wt-calc-result\">\r\n                <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-result-primary\">\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-result-label\">Adjusted Wrongful Death Cap<\/span>\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-result-value\" id=\"csa-wt-result-value\">\r\n                        $2,653,843.65                    <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n \r\n            <!-- CALCULATION DETAILS -->\r\n            <div id=\"csa-wt-details\" class=\"csa-wt-calc-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"csa-wt-calc-details-title\">Calculation Details<\/h3>\r\n \r\n                <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-row\">\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-label\">Formula<\/span>\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-value\" id=\"csa-wt-formula\">\r\n                        $500,000                        &times; (<span id=\"csa-wt-formula-target\">325.892<\/span>\r\n                        &divide; 61.4)\r\n                        = <strong id=\"csa-wt-formula-result\">$2,653,843.65<\/strong>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n \r\n                <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-row\">\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-label\">Base CPI-W (Aug 1977)<\/span>\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-value\">61.4<\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n \r\n                <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-row\">\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-label\">Target CPI-W<\/span>\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-value\" id=\"csa-wt-detail-target-cpi\">\r\n                        <span id=\"csa-wt-detail-target-value\">325.892<\/span>\r\n                        (<span id=\"csa-wt-detail-target-label\">April 2026<\/span>)\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n \r\n                <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-row\">\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-label\">CPI Percentage Increase<\/span>\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-value\" id=\"csa-wt-detail-pct\">\r\n                        430.77%\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n \r\n                <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-row\">\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-label\">CPI Series<\/span>\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-value\">\r\n                        CPI-W: CWSR0000SA0                        (Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Seasonally Adjusted, U.S. City Average, All Items)\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n \r\n                <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-row\">\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-label\">Statutory Authority<\/span>\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-value\">\r\n                        Tex. Civ. Prac. &amp; Rem. Code &sect; 74.303(a)-(b)\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n \r\n                <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-row\">\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-label\">Data Source<\/span>\r\n                    <span class=\"csa-wt-calc-detail-value\">\r\n                        U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics\r\n                        (Data last updated: junio 9, 2026)\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n \r\n            <!-- METHODOLOGY NOTE -->\r\n            <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-methodology\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"csa-wt-calc-methodology-title\">Methodology<\/h3>\r\n                <p>\r\n                    This calculator uses the CPI-W (Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners\r\n                    and Clerical Workers), Seasonally Adjusted, U.S. City Average, All Items\r\n                    (BLS Series CWSR0000SA0), as specified in\r\n                    Tex. Civ. Prac. &amp; Rem. Code &sect; 74.303(b). The statute defines the\r\n                    applicable index as one that \"measures the average changes in prices of goods\r\n                    and services purchased by urban wage earners and clerical workers' families\r\n                    and single workers living alone (CPI-W: Seasonally Adjusted U.S. City\r\n                    Average: All Items).\"\r\n                <\/p>\r\n                <p>\r\n                    Many practitioners use the BLS Inflation Calculator, which relies on the\r\n                    CPI-U (All Urban Consumers) index rather than the CPI-W specified in\r\n                    &sect; 74.303(b). This calculator uses the statutorily correct index\r\n                    and seasonal adjustment method as written in the statute.\r\n                <\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n \r\n        <\/div><!-- .csa-wt-calc-body -->\r\n \r\n        <!-- LEGAL DISCLAIMER -->\r\n        <div class=\"csa-wt-calc-disclaimer\">\r\n            <p>\r\n                <strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong> This calculator is provided by Hastings Law Firm\r\n                Medical Malpractice Lawyers for informational and educational purposes only.\r\n                It does not constitute legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is\r\n                formed by its use. The calculations produced are estimates based on publicly\r\n                available CPI data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Actual damages\r\n                caps may vary depending on the specific facts and circumstances of a case,\r\n                including the date of final judgment or settlement. 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