55/100
#1,113 nationally
Quail Creek Surgical Hospital
6819 Plum Creek, Amarillo, TX 79124 · (806) 354-6100
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Quail Creek Surgical Hospital billed $5.04 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
- 5.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 21
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #45
- 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 46% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 63% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 56% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 62% 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 |
719 | $53,644 | $11,270 | -14% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
257 | $35,503 | $6,131 | -11% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
117 | $16,576 | $2,751 | -19% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
111 | $92,621 | $16,006 | +12% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
80 | $8,843 | $1,369 | -21% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
63 | $13,986 | $1,609 | +23% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
47 | $60,655 | $12,046 | -24% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
39 | $37,334 | $5,817 | about average |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
37 | $13,656 | $2,226 | -23% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $142,603 | $25,815 | +26% |
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 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,054 | $1,407 | +30% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$142,603 | $25,815 | +26% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,986 | $1,609 | +23% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$92,621 | $16,006 | +12% |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,437 | $4,423 | +6% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,332 | $4,437 | about average |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,334 | $5,817 | about average |
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 468 · Inpatient stay |
$103,756 | $18,086 | -4% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,957 | $2,978 | -39% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,030 | $2,766 | -37% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
$141,153 | $42,013 | -36% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$95,118 | $26,765 | -34% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay |
$121,090 | $33,553 | -32% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$60,655 | $12,046 | -24% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,656 | $2,226 | -23% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,843 | $1,369 | -21% |
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.