5/100
#2,501 nationally
Corpus Christi Medical Center,The
3315 S Alameda St, Corpus Christi, TX 78411 · (361) 761-1501
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Corpus Christi Medical Center,The billed $12.40 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
- 12.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 94
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #181
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 3% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 13% 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 |
382 | $192,195 | $15,904 | +195% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
115 | $119,171 | $11,362 | +175% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
97 | $54,664 | $2,474 | +181% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
81 | $54,981 | $2,872 | +118% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
78 | $67,835 | $3,075 | +229% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
75 | $120,084 | $11,895 | +158% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
67 | $81,251 | $5,032 | +131% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
65 | $33,677 | $2,881 | +76% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
64 | $499,052 | $36,010 | +180% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
60 | $88,951 | $4,491 | +224% |
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 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$59,896 | $1,809 | +364% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$212,541 | $12,858 | +274% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$112,088 | $8,345 | +267% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$145,213 | $10,462 | +256% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$138,939 | $6,467 | +249% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,023 | $1,453 | +239% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$61,030 | $2,638 | +236% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 482 · Inpatient stay |
$228,450 | $12,787 | +233% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,955 | $1,720 | +44% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (severe)
MS-DRG 321 · Inpatient stay |
$248,581 | $23,580 | +73% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,677 | $2,881 | +76% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$94,811 | $9,646 | +84% |
|
Heart Attack (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 282 · Inpatient stay |
$73,540 | $7,386 | +91% |
|
Extracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 039 · Inpatient stay |
$101,933 | $10,601 | +91% |
|
Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability
MS-DRG 884 · Inpatient stay |
$98,776 | $13,086 | +98% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$201,616 | $16,321 | +98% |
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.