CostGrade
D

36/100

#1,701 nationally

Bsa Hospital

1600 Wallace Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79106 · (806) 212-2000

Charges far above the national norm

For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Bsa Hospital billed $5.89 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.

Charge-to-payment
5.9x
volume-weighted across all its priced work
Procedures priced
180
inpatient and outpatient combined
Rank in TX
#95
lower markup ranks higher
CMS quality stars
2/5
shown for context, not in the grade

How this grade was reached

Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.

Inpatient charge markup 8.2/35

Better than 24% of U.S. hospitals.

Outpatient charge markup 9.3/25

Better than 37% of U.S. hospitals.

Price level vs national median 12.3/30

Better than 41% of U.S. hospitals.

Price consistency 6.2/10

Better than 62% of U.S. hospitals.

What this hospital treats most

The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.

Procedure Patients Charged Actually paid vs national
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

497 $85,772 $14,318 +31%
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit

335 $12,878 $1,390 +28%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

318 $51,350 $9,537 +18%
Level 3 Vascular Procedures

APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit

232 $19,119 $2,735 about average
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

212 $21,678 $2,346 +12%
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit

211 $38,404 $4,970 +9%
Pneumonia (severe)

MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay

178 $67,005 $10,195 +44%
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit

144 $58,360 $9,312 -14%
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit

121 $11,564 $2,765 -54%
Respiratory Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay

117 $66,272 $12,109 +20%

Where its charges run furthest above the national middle

Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.

Procedure Charged Actually paid vs national
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major

MS-DRG 897 · Inpatient stay

$60,052 $6,739 +85%
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy

APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit

$41,345 $3,154 +82%
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures

APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit

$26,115 $2,436 +58%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications

MS-DRG 948 · Inpatient stay

$48,625 $6,653 +50%
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy

APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit

$57,686 $5,939 +50%
Level 2 Vascular Procedures

APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit

$12,538 $1,390 +46%
Skin Infection (without major complications)

MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay

$44,313 $6,889 +45%
Pneumonia (severe)

MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay

$67,005 $10,195 +44%

Where it charges least relative to everyone else

Procedure Charged Actually paid vs national
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit

$11,564 $2,765 -54%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 673 · Inpatient stay

$96,201 $26,446 -38%
Skin Grafts and Wound Debridement for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders Wit

MS-DRG 623 · Inpatient stay

$51,104 $12,847 -36%
Other Circulatory System Operating Room Procedures

MS-DRG 264 · Inpatient stay

$93,146 $21,163 -31%
Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with

MS-DRG 617 · Inpatient stay

$51,827 $17,092 -30%
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 025 · Inpatient stay

$137,759 $27,938 -28%
Heart Attack (uncomplicated)

MS-DRG 282 · Inpatient stay

$28,602 $6,038 -26%
Complications of Treatment with Major Complications

MS-DRG 919 · Inpatient stay

$55,694 $13,851 -26%

What this page cannot tell you

  • It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
  • It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
  • A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
  • Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.