CostGrade
D

22/100

#2,110 nationally

Knapp Medical Center

1401 East Eight Street, Weslaco, TX 78596 · (956) 968-8567

Charges far above the national norm

For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Knapp Medical Center billed $5.53 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
5.5x
volume-weighted across all its priced work
Procedures priced
16
inpatient and outpatient combined
Rank in TX
#123
lower markup ranks higher
CMS quality stars
5/5
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 9.6/35

Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.

Outpatient charge markup 2.3/25

Better than 9% of U.S. hospitals.

Price level vs national median 8.5/30

Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.

Price consistency 1.4/10

Better than 14% 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

165 $98,013 $17,271 +50%
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay

44 $44,679 $11,948 -8%
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay

32 $74,950 $14,426 +32%
Sepsis (without major complications)

MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay

32 $42,843 $10,407 +9%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

31 $44,211 $11,811 about average
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

23 $19,947 $2,375 about average
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)

MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay

22 $297,942 $42,250 +67%
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major Complications

MS-DRG 432 · Inpatient stay

18 $37,623 $16,151 -53%
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay

17 $34,336 $11,482 -16%
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)

MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay

14 $143,494 $16,568 +79%

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

$165,087 $11,406 +164%
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)

MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay

$143,494 $16,568 +79%
Level 3 Vascular Procedures

APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit

$34,072 $2,766 +78%
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit

$16,916 $1,407 +68%
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)

MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay

$297,942 $42,250 +67%
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

$98,013 $17,271 +50%
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay

$74,950 $14,426 +32%
Sepsis (without major complications)

MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay

$42,843 $10,407 +9%

Where it charges least relative to everyone else

Procedure Charged Actually paid vs national
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major Complications

MS-DRG 432 · Inpatient stay

$37,623 $16,151 -53%
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay

$34,336 $11,482 -16%
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay

$44,679 $11,948 -8%
Heart Attack (severe)

MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay

$58,052 $13,644 -5%
Kidney Failure (with complications)

MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay

$31,310 $9,400 -5%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

$44,211 $11,811 about average
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

$19,947 $2,375 about average
Sepsis

MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay

$277,496 $53,185 +3%

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.
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