94/100
#17 nationally
Kell West Regional Hospital
5420 Kell West Boulevard, Wichita Falls, TX 76310
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Kell West Regional Hospital billed $2.21 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
- 2.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 20
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #1
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- Not rated
- 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 93% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% 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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
168 | $27,776 | $11,236 | -56% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
152 | $6,875 | $2,980 | -67% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
74 | $5,606 | $1,705 | -57% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
72 | $7,295 | $2,314 | -62% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
65 | $10,278 | $4,423 | -63% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
55 | $12,463 | $6,115 | -69% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay |
31 | $48,883 | $30,173 | -72% |
|
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 472 · Inpatient stay |
27 | $34,654 | $18,559 | -71% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
22 | $5,563 | $1,374 | -50% |
|
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit |
22 | $5,059 | $1,997 | -65% |
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 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,261 | $7,730 | -49% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,563 | $1,374 | -50% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,879 | $4,932 | -55% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,776 | $11,236 | -56% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,606 | $1,705 | -57% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,759 | $1,650 | -58% |
|
Level 6 Urology and Related Services
APC 5376 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,379 | $7,874 | -61% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,691 | $15,896 | -62% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay |
$48,883 | $30,173 | -72% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$40,747 | $23,116 | -72% |
|
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 472 · Inpatient stay |
$34,654 | $18,559 | -71% |
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 468 · Inpatient stay |
$31,722 | $16,927 | -71% |
|
Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 451 · Inpatient stay |
$35,359 | $20,255 | -70% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,463 | $6,115 | -69% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,312 | $2,544 | -67% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,875 | $2,980 | -67% |
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.