54/100
#1,149 nationally
University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston
301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555 · (409) 772-1011
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston billed $3.72 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
- 3.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 153
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #49
- 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 70% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 40% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 49% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 45% 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 |
769 | $16,740 | $2,522 | -14% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
417 | $12,317 | $2,124 | +5% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
330 | $67,097 | $23,223 | about average |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
286 | $2,586 | $603 | -18% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
227 | $38,619 | $15,440 | -11% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
212 | $14,262 | $1,470 | +41% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
191 | $23,735 | $2,960 | -6% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
170 | $11,537 | $1,867 | -11% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
142 | $49,825 | $19,476 | -9% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
138 | $23,379 | $1,728 | +106% |
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 |
$23,379 | $1,728 | +106% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,772 | $2,520 | +80% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,144 | $3,551 | +74% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,433 | $1,764 | +74% |
|
Complex GI Procedures
APC 5331 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$51,402 | $5,285 | +71% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,303 | $3,689 | +56% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 163 · Inpatient stay |
$265,370 | $63,290 | +50% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,486 | $2,635 | +50% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major
MS-DRG 441 · Inpatient stay |
$32,369 | $19,197 | -58% |
|
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Complications
MS-DRG 442 · Inpatient stay |
$21,900 | $12,271 | -48% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
$17,262 | $10,702 | -45% |
|
Chest Pain
MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay |
$19,268 | $9,808 | -43% |
|
Back Problems (severe)
MS-DRG 551 · Inpatient stay |
$41,201 | $18,364 | -41% |
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 393 · Inpatient stay |
$38,267 | $16,273 | -40% |
|
ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except
MS-DRG 003 · Inpatient stay |
$540,855 | $184,877 | -38% |
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 070 · Inpatient stay |
$40,921 | $20,654 | -38% |
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.