22/100
#2,132 nationally
Ut Health East Texas Athens Hospital
2000 South Palestine St, Athens, TX 75751 · (903) 676-1000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ut Health East Texas Athens Hospital billed $7.32 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
- 7.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 29
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #128
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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 15% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 22% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 21% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 46% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
119 | $96,590 | $14,229 | +48% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
94 | $30,244 | $2,442 | +56% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
85 | $29,780 | $4,566 | +8% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
76 | $80,204 | $10,255 | +72% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
63 | $27,992 | $3,058 | +36% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
47 | $12,876 | $1,676 | +10% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
43 | $80,782 | $12,069 | +32% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
41 | $50,645 | $9,388 | +24% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
37 | $63,701 | $8,476 | +62% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
35 | $43,244 | $6,874 | +42% |
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 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,767 | $1,833 | +107% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$99,162 | $10,074 | +105% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,088 | $2,868 | +94% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$80,204 | $10,255 | +72% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$93,167 | $12,220 | +69% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$63,701 | $8,476 | +62% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$53,231 | $7,652 | +62% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$47,565 | $7,025 | +60% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Attack (with complications)
MS-DRG 281 · Inpatient stay |
$44,316 | $7,701 | about average |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,780 | $4,566 | +8% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,876 | $1,676 | +10% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,950 | $1,738 | +14% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,293 | $5,043 | +18% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$50,645 | $9,388 | +24% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$80,782 | $12,069 | +32% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,827 | $2,549 | +32% |
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.