61/100
#938 nationally
University Medical Center Of El Paso
4815 Alameda Ave, El Paso, TX 79905 · (915) 521-7602
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, University Medical Center Of El Paso billed $2.59 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
- 2.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 47
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #31
- 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 87% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 29% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 52% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 70% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
148 | $19,767 | $2,315 | about average |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
115 | $62,349 | $31,033 | -4% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
87 | $12,134 | $1,478 | +3% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
54 | $57,581 | $5,893 | -8% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
53 | $16,525 | $1,335 | -19% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
50 | $10,069 | $1,362 | about average |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
47 | $89,169 | $32,576 | +7% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
46 | $36,918 | $3,212 | -7% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
42 | $39,728 | $25,257 | -8% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
30 | $38,656 | $23,033 | -15% |
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 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,830 | $1,057 | +66% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$56,083 | $23,744 | +44% |
|
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
MS-DRG 536 · Inpatient stay |
$38,703 | $20,858 | +18% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$47,644 | $24,290 | +15% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 083 · Inpatient stay |
$68,312 | $28,117 | +14% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
$89,169 | $32,576 | +7% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$56,509 | $26,413 | +7% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,134 | $1,478 | +3% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face
MS-DRG 004 · Inpatient stay |
$303,187 | $98,398 | -44% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$32,918 | $24,824 | -32% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,204 | $3,323 | -31% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$50,771 | $29,230 | -29% |
|
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Central Nervous System Principal
MS-DRG 023 · Inpatient stay |
$166,149 | $54,441 | -28% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,297 | $4,381 | -25% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,047 | $4,490 | -23% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,972 | $4,768 | -23% |
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.