90/100
#84 nationally
Columbus Community Hospital
110 Shult Dr, Columbus, TX 78934 · (979) 732-2371
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Columbus Community Hospital billed $3.36 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
- 3.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 13
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #2
- 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.
Better than 90% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 91% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 90% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
513 | $5,196 | $2,165 | -56% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
232 | $9,564 | $2,550 | -51% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
65 | $58,863 | $12,109 | -6% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
39 | $16,522 | $5,376 | -53% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
31 | $15,086 | $7,700 | -49% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
22 | $12,061 | $3,224 | -48% |
|
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit |
19 | $6,155 | $2,177 | -57% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $4,576 | $1,511 | -55% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $9,057 | $2,471 | -49% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
14 | $11,037 | $2,844 | -46% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$58,863 | $12,109 | -6% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,877 | $1,799 | -31% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,243 | $6,666 | -39% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,037 | $2,844 | -46% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,061 | $3,224 | -48% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,057 | $2,471 | -49% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$15,086 | $7,700 | -49% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,564 | $2,550 | -51% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,839 | $2,513 | -59% |
|
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,155 | $2,177 | -57% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,196 | $2,165 | -56% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,576 | $1,511 | -55% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,522 | $5,376 | -53% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,564 | $2,550 | -51% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$15,086 | $7,700 | -49% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,057 | $2,471 | -49% |
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.