United Regional Health Care System
United Regional Health Care System in Wichita Falls, TX charges 4.6x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 112 analyzed procedures, reflecting the pricing variation patients may encounter at this nonprofit facility.
Wichita Falls, TX 76301 · 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
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.61x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
8.06x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
112
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITHOUT MCC | 918 | $47,288 | $23,644 | — | 8.1x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 195 | $27,234 | $13,617 | — | 7.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $22,019 | $11,009 | — | 7.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $28,780 | $14,390 | — | 7.1x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $32,971 | $16,485 | — | 6.4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 684 | $23,822 | $11,911 | — | 6.3x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $52,014 | $26,007 | — | 6.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $43,323 | $21,661 | — | 6.2x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $51,355 | $25,677 | — | 6x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $38,545 | $19,273 | — | 6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $29,923 | $14,961 | — | 5.9x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 371 | $75,549 | $37,775 | — | 5.9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $31,645 | $15,822 | — | 5.8x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $32,904 | $16,452 | — | 5.7x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $70,485 | $35,242 | — | 5.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $22,875 | $11,437 | — | 5.7x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $26,126 | $13,063 | — | 5.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $66,293 | $33,147 | — | 5.6x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $29,020 | $14,510 | — | 5.5x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $33,915 | $16,958 | — | 5.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $28,327 | $14,164 | — | 5.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $16,616 | $8,308 | — | 5.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $36,518 | $18,259 | — | 5.4x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 179 | $28,185 | $14,092 | — | 5.4x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $34,070 | $17,035 | — | 5.4x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $37,807 | $18,903 | — | 5.3x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $41,880 | $20,940 | — | 5.3x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $63,283 | $31,642 | — | 5.3x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $33,265 | $16,633 | — | 5.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $26,413 | $13,207 | — | 5.3x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $38,389 | $19,194 | — | 5.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $72,068 | $36,034 | — | 5.2x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $25,879 | $12,939 | — | 5.2x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $32,843 | $16,421 | — | 5.2x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $31,752 | $15,876 | — | 5.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $33,649 | $16,825 | — | 5.1x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $29,855 | $14,928 | — | 5.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $27,164 | $13,582 | — | 5.1x |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $49,091 | $24,545 | — | 5x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $30,811 | $15,406 | — | 5x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $33,260 | $16,630 | — | 5x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $35,101 | $17,551 | — | 4.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $28,214 | $14,107 | — | 4.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $22,208 | $11,104 | — | 4.8x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $44,141 | $22,070 | — | 4.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $45,384 | $22,692 | — | 4.8x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $26,216 | $13,108 | — | 4.7x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $57,393 | $28,697 | — | 4.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $106,157 | $53,079 | — | 4.7x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $27,163 | $13,581 | — | 4.7x |
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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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