Northwest Texas Hospital
Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo charges 10.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 49 analyzed procedures, with 39% showing significant pricing variations compared to standard benchmarks.
Amarillo, TX 79106 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
10.11x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
13.99x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
49
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
38.8%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $176,469 | $88,235 | — | 14x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC | 919 | $185,717 | $92,859 | — | 12.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $81,909 | $40,955 | — | 12.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $88,281 | $44,141 | — | 12.2x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $74,305 | $37,153 | — | 11.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $90,727 | $45,364 | — | 11.4x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $169,608 | $84,804 | — | 11.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $144,007 | $72,003 | — | 11.2x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $69,719 | $34,860 | — | 11.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $82,259 | $41,129 | — | 11.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $140,673 | $70,336 | — | 11.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $430,982 | $215,491 | — | 10.8x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $242,095 | $121,048 | — | 10.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $228,902 | $114,451 | — | 10.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $234,106 | $117,053 | — | 10.6x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $78,396 | $39,198 | — | 10.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $98,125 | $49,063 | — | 10.6x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $203,350 | $101,675 | — | 10.1x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $354,780 | $177,390 | — | 10.1x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $123,384 | $61,692 | — | 10.1x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $254,656 | $127,328 | — | 9.9x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $103,715 | $51,858 | — | 9.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $63,626 | $31,813 | — | 9.8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $145,706 | $72,853 | — | 9.8x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $159,001 | $79,500 | — | 9.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $58,839 | $29,419 | — | 9.7x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $70,886 | $35,443 | — | 9.7x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH MCC | 417 | $175,181 | $87,590 | — | 9.7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $146,486 | $73,243 | — | 9.7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $82,216 | $41,108 | — | 9.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $130,640 | $65,320 | — | 9.6x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $61,232 | $30,616 | — | 9.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $138,959 | $69,480 | — | 9.6x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $107,847 | $53,923 | — | 9.6x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $89,981 | $44,991 | — | 9.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $134,788 | $67,394 | — | 9.4x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $97,529 | $48,764 | — | 9.4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $67,815 | $33,907 | — | 9.3x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $78,118 | $39,059 | — | 9.2x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $68,440 | $34,220 | — | 9.2x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $68,559 | $34,279 | — | 9.1x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $102,437 | $51,219 | — | 9.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $263,913 | $131,957 | — | 9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $126,391 | $63,195 | — | 8.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $91,490 | $45,745 | — | 8.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $86,723 | $43,361 | — | 8.9x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $78,350 | $39,175 | — | 8.8x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $279,102 | $139,551 | — | 8.7x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $107,552 | $53,776 | — | 7.6x |
How NORTHWEST TEXAS HOSPITAL compares to nearby hospitals
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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