Medical costs in Harlingen, TX
2 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Elena Vasquez , Medical Billing Research Lead · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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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
30
vs national avg
1.93x
Top procedures by average charge in HARLINGEN
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCCDRG 233 | 1 | $594,178 | 1.65x | 12.2x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC ODRG 023 | 1 | $592,772 | 2.29x | 15.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 870 | 1 | $527,105 | 1.74x | 11.9x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 025 | 1 | $483,018 | 2.20x | 17.7x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCCDRG 981 | 1 | $448,650 | 2.25x | 14.6x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 2 | $373,197 | 1.84x | 11x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CCDRG 982 | 1 | $282,061 | 2.49x | 17.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 1 | $229,251 | 2.62x | 16.9x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CCDRG 493 | 1 | $198,081 | 1.73x | 12.2x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 330 | 1 | $197,032 | 1.79x | 12.9x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 1 | $187,757 | 1.96x | 12.6x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 1 | $184,896 | 2.78x | 16.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 065 | 1 | $180,947 | 3.42x | 26.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 2 | $162,829 | 1.76x | 11.7x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCCDRG 470 | 2 | $144,769 | 1.65x | 11.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 308 | 1 | $143,255 | 2.65x | 16.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 2 | $127,523 | 1.62x | 10.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 2 | $125,636 | 1.68x | 9.8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 2 | $109,524 | 1.55x | 10.3x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 189 | 2 | $94,695 | 1.74x | 12.5x |
Hospitals in HARLINGEN
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.