CostGrade

All published prices at University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

153 procedures, each showing what the hospital billed, what that care was actually paid for, and how the charge compares with the national middle for the same coded work.

C
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%
Heart Attack (severe)

MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay

124 $54,080 $19,773 -12%
Pneumonia (severe)

MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay

119 $41,155 $16,071 -12%
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures

APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit

113 $145,259 $21,669 +10%
Level 5 Urology and Related Services

APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit

106 $29,395 $4,771 +7%
Respiratory Failure

MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay

102 $46,094 $15,192 -5%
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit

92 $41,599 $6,389 +4%
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay

87 $30,587 $14,474 -25%
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit

87 $71,487 $9,883 +6%
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit

84 $39,483 $5,058 +12%
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)

MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay

83 $25,824 $11,224 -13%
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy

APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit

82 $8,495 $1,559 -25%
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay

81 $36,085 $16,181 -26%
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit

81 $74,987 $11,770 +20%
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications

MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay

78 $98,572 $33,401 -21%
Level 3 Vascular Procedures

APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit

76 $23,755 $2,956 +24%
Level 4 Vascular Procedures

APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit

73 $44,363 $4,830 +23%
Kidney Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay

72 $36,095 $17,006 -32%
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)

MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay

70 $83,572 $23,921 about average
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay

70 $53,262 $19,921 -6%
Kidney Failure (with complications)

MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay

68 $25,047 $11,883 -24%
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures

APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit

67 $20,433 $1,764 +74%
Circulatory Disorders Except Heart Attack, with Cardiac Catheterization with Major

MS-DRG 286 · Inpatient stay

66 $82,198 $25,009 -7%
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures

APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit

63 $29,772 $2,520 +80%
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)

MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay

62 $193,437 $58,130 +9%
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)

MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay

58 $23,040 $10,711 -29%
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit

57 $22,748 $3,001 +12%
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)

MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay

56 $25,857 $10,873 -15%
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit

56 $26,486 $2,635 +50%
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)

MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay

53 $36,590 $14,752 -23%
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)

MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay

53 $41,509 $13,274 about average
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)

MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay

53 $37,977 $13,540 about average
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures

APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit

53 $23,630 $3,172 about average
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)

MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay

51 $78,087 $21,251 +10%
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit

51 $32,948 $5,300 -5%
Level 4 Urology and Related Services

APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit

51 $23,930 $3,182 +16%
Stroke (severe)

MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay

50 $75,941 $23,294 about average
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)

MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay

45 $24,430 $9,734 -20%
Stroke (with complications)

MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay

44 $37,633 $12,955 -17%
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit

44 $13,691 $1,443 +22%
Sepsis (without major complications)

MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay

43 $28,952 $13,685 -26%
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures

APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit

42 $13,221 $2,167 -9%
Skin Infection (without major complications)

MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay

41 $23,402 $11,788 -23%
Heart Attack (with complications)

MS-DRG 281 · Inpatient stay

40 $38,219 $12,158 -13%
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit

40 $69,251 $9,055 +16%
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture without Major Complications

MS-DRG 522 · Inpatient stay

39 $103,133 $24,263 +20%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours

MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay

38 $89,463 $30,512 -21%
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 270 · Inpatient stay

37 $246,636 $59,788 +10%
COPD (severe)

MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay

36 $41,098 $13,846 about average
Seizures without Major Complications

MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay

33 $29,379 $12,224 -28%
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit

33 $89,139 $16,617 +7%
Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures

APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit

33 $184,018 $28,990 +24%
Heart Catheter Procedure (severe)

MS-DRG 321 · Inpatient stay

31 $137,375 $33,136 -4%
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)

MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay

31 $118,957 $27,249 +17%
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (severe)

MS-DRG 480 · Inpatient stay

31 $109,093 $32,643 -7%
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications

MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay

29 $17,262 $10,702 -45%
Back Problems (without major complications)

MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay

29 $35,420 $12,374 -9%
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy

APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit

29 $24,326 $3,472 +7%
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit

29 $103,636 $15,667 +9%
Seizures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay

28 $68,160 $24,174 -16%
Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without Major Complications

MS-DRG 236 · Inpatient stay

28 $156,203 $39,533 -15%
Circulatory Disorders Except Heart Attack, with Cardiac Catheterization without Major

MS-DRG 287 · Inpatient stay

28 $42,386 $13,208 -22%
Digestive Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay

28 $37,895 $16,438 -26%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications

MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay

28 $27,032 $11,707 -27%
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures

APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit

28 $32,303 $3,689 +56%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications

MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay

27 $48,565 $18,424 -14%
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures

APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit

26 $48,062 $5,907 +22%
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy

APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit

26 $50,098 $6,200 +30%
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 025 · Inpatient stay

25 $216,163 $51,464 +12%
Pneumonia (with complications)

MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay

25 $30,975 $11,518 about average
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 252 · Inpatient stay

25 $129,791 $39,756 -11%
Fainting

MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay

25 $27,313 $11,455 -25%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 329 · Inpatient stay

25 $170,790 $49,662 -5%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications

MS-DRG 330 · Inpatient stay

25 $107,270 $27,269 +7%
Level 5 ENT Procedures

APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit

25 $38,718 $5,430 +13%
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit

24 $54,757 $9,647 +6%
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures

APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit

24 $18,914 $2,899 +4%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications

MS-DRG 253 · Inpatient stay

23 $112,114 $28,463 about average
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 273 · Inpatient stay

23 $174,104 $46,521 -6%
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major Complications

MS-DRG 432 · Inpatient stay

23 $54,122 $22,467 -32%
Pulmonary Embolism with Major Complications or Acute Cor Pulmonale

MS-DRG 175 · Inpatient stay

22 $40,912 $16,384 -25%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Major Complications

MS-DRG 242 · Inpatient stay

22 $134,659 $37,213 about average
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major

MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay

22 $197,589 $49,647 +4%
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit

22 $41,838 $7,592 +11%
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)

MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay

21 $15,741 $7,943 -37%
Diabetes (with complications)

MS-DRG 638 · Inpatient stay

21 $23,768 $11,735 -31%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications

MS-DRG 314 · Inpatient stay

19 $72,344 $25,603 -8%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications

MS-DRG 394 · Inpatient stay

19 $33,142 $12,824 -15%
Diabetes with Major Complications

MS-DRG 637 · Inpatient stay

19 $41,575 $16,056 -26%
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures

APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit

19 $31,107 $3,423 +30%
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures

APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit

19 $107,362 $27,804 -5%

These figures are averages across this hospital's Medicare patients in the most recent federal data year. They are not a quote and not your bill. For your own case, ask the hospital for a written good-faith estimate and check its published machine-readable price file.