Medical costs in Brownsville, TX
2 hospitals · 29 procedures tracked
By Priya Iyengar , Senior Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
CMS price transparency
2 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
2
Procedures tracked
29
vs national avg
2.24x
Top procedures by average charge in BROWNSVILLE
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 870 | 1 | $502,868 | 1.66x | 11.8x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 2 | $445,536 | 2.20x | 13.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 274 | 1 | $295,452 | 2.05x | 14x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 393 | 2 | $231,938 | 3.08x | 17.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCCDRG 247 | 1 | $206,730 | 1.84x | 16.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 2 | $183,898 | 2.45x | 13.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 1 | $177,600 | 2.25x | 14x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 314 | 2 | $177,451 | 2.00x | 13x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 2 | $170,598 | 2.57x | 16.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 2 | $170,372 | 2.41x | 16.1x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 2 | $165,406 | 2.65x | 13.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 1 | $162,499 | 1.85x | 13.1x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCCDRG 432 | 1 | $160,359 | 1.70x | 12.6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 2 | $149,292 | 2.75x | 16.4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 2 | $134,892 | 2.24x | 13x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 065 | 2 | $125,777 | 2.38x | 19.3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 2 | $120,665 | 2.41x | 13x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CCDRG 281 | 2 | $118,602 | 2.43x | 18x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCCDRG 689 | 2 | $108,038 | 2.29x | 14.2x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CCDRG 699 | 1 | $106,548 | 2.43x | 18.6x |
Hospitals in BROWNSVILLE
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.