11/100
#2,370 nationally
Northwest Texas Hospital
1501 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106 · (806) 354-1110
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Northwest Texas Hospital billed $8.98 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
- 9.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 69
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #159
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 8% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 14% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 9% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 17% 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 |
257 | $170,068 | $17,577 | +161% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
212 | $68,008 | $13,000 | +89% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
111 | $30,423 | $2,777 | +21% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
86 | $125,298 | $12,348 | +189% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
71 | $76,852 | $9,428 | +14% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
68 | $353,375 | $38,967 | +99% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
67 | $49,932 | $2,350 | +157% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
55 | $118,051 | $13,999 | +92% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
54 | $120,627 | $12,533 | +159% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
53 | $21,025 | $1,317 | +109% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.d.e. with Major Complications
MS-DRG 417 · Inpatient stay |
$353,541 | $33,447 | +236% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$89,017 | $9,525 | +192% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$125,298 | $12,348 | +189% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$86,963 | $8,456 | +185% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,625 | $1,395 | +182% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 854 · Inpatient stay |
$233,350 | $18,661 | +181% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$149,911 | $14,715 | +164% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$170,068 | $17,577 | +161% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$76,852 | $9,428 | +14% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
$146,151 | $26,447 | +17% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,423 | $2,777 | +21% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$123,368 | $15,186 | +29% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$174,355 | $19,374 | +31% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (severe)
MS-DRG 321 · Inpatient stay |
$196,137 | $24,593 | +37% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$50,816 | $4,509 | +41% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$86,130 | $8,172 | +44% |
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.