23/100
#2,083 nationally
Harlingen Medical Center
5501 South Expressway 77, Harlingen, TX 78550 · (956) 365-1000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Harlingen Medical Center billed $6.96 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
- 7.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 28
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #119
- 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 21% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 17% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% 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 |
156 | $82,940 | $14,047 | +27% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
78 | $32,186 | $2,832 | +28% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
47 | $49,097 | $9,761 | +13% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
36 | $80,944 | $12,408 | +47% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
33 | $19,994 | $1,651 | +70% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
32 | $27,191 | $2,375 | +40% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
31 | $182,336 | $32,594 | about average |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
31 | $138,484 | $9,539 | +105% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
28 | $101,777 | $11,406 | +63% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
26 | $39,959 | $5,007 | +14% |
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 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$109,316 | $9,260 | +112% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$138,484 | $9,539 | +105% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,275 | $1,767 | +88% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,994 | $1,651 | +70% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$101,777 | $11,406 | +63% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$75,140 | $9,793 | +61% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$43,455 | $4,490 | +58% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$80,944 | $12,408 | +47% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$32,383 | $9,046 | -32% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$41,369 | $9,647 | -15% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$53,773 | $11,788 | -12% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$26,253 | $6,543 | -12% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$65,782 | $13,029 | -7% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$182,336 | $32,594 | about average |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$43,897 | $7,886 | +6% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$34,313 | $6,398 | +6% |
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.