63/100
#856 nationally
South Texas Spine And Surgical Hospital
18600 North Hardy Oak Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78258 · (210) 404-0800
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, South Texas Spine And Surgical Hospital billed $4.33 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
- 4.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 12
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #25
- 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 45% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 72% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 67% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
187 | $59,158 | $13,256 | -26% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
82 | $91,021 | $24,942 | -37% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
81 | $34,809 | $6,024 | -13% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $57,465 | $11,023 | -8% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
27 | $147,934 | $39,762 | -33% |
|
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 472 · Inpatient stay |
26 | $98,283 | $18,992 | -18% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
23 | $93,657 | $25,769 | -17% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $159,716 | $32,119 | -10% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $13,767 | $2,768 | -32% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $7,877 | $1,675 | -31% |
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 |
$57,465 | $11,023 | -8% |
|
Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 473 · Inpatient stay |
$83,032 | $15,587 | -8% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay |
$159,716 | $32,119 | -10% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,809 | $6,024 | -13% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$93,657 | $25,769 | -17% |
|
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 472 · Inpatient stay |
$98,283 | $18,992 | -18% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$59,158 | $13,256 | -26% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$60,990 | $16,137 | -27% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$91,021 | $24,942 | -37% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
$147,934 | $39,762 | -33% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,767 | $2,768 | -32% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,877 | $1,675 | -31% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$60,990 | $16,137 | -27% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$59,158 | $13,256 | -26% |
|
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 472 · Inpatient stay |
$98,283 | $18,992 | -18% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$93,657 | $25,769 | -17% |
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.