82/100
#304 nationally
San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center
106 Blanca Ave, Alamosa, CO 81101 · (719) 587-1202
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center billed $3.21 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
- 3.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 16
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CO
- #1
- 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 73% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 92% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 89% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 69% 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 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
71 | $1,060 | $696 | -66% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
66 | $5,933 | $2,376 | -50% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
59 | $17,011 | $2,791 | -12% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
42 | $6,469 | $1,653 | -36% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
29 | $23,047 | $7,294 | -42% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
25 | $49,930 | $16,442 | -38% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $50,397 | $17,797 | -23% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
20 | $9,812 | $3,300 | -52% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
19 | $17,467 | $5,883 | -50% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $3,697 | $1,968 | -67% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,011 | $2,791 | -12% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$50,397 | $17,797 | -23% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,689 | $3,250 | -23% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$46,640 | $13,396 | -25% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,558 | $1,639 | -33% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,469 | $1,653 | -36% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$49,930 | $16,442 | -38% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,047 | $7,294 | -42% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,786 | $2,077 | -78% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,697 | $1,968 | -67% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,074 | $5,276 | -67% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$1,060 | $696 | -66% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,080 | $3,528 | -57% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,812 | $3,300 | -52% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,467 | $5,883 | -50% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,933 | $2,376 | -50% |
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.