Texas / Dallas Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 450688 · Mesquite, TX · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Dallas Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Dallas Regional Medical Center reported 501 Medicare inpatient stays across 17 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.21 times what it was paid — mid-range in Texas, number 100 of 190 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 5.35×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 132 stays at an average charge of $83,734, 7% below the national average. It also billed 63 outpatient services, charging 15.09 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 501
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.21×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 100 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 17 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Dallas Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 3 (18%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 132 | $83,734 | -7% | $16,040 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 69 | $49,407 | -12% | $10,919 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 33 | $70,480 | +18% | $10,782 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 28 | $52,023 | -10% | $10,903 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 27 | $53,910 | -24% | $13,112 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 26 | $211,929 | -7% | $34,563 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 22 | $59,084 | -2% | $11,202 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 21 | $33,108 | -18% | $7,417 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 19 | $168,018 | +3% | $26,125 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 19 | $62,243 | -15% | $13,381 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 17 | $50,880 | +12% | $8,147 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 17 | $41,097 | -20% | $9,934 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 16 | $28,969 | -22% | $7,161 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 15 | $258,984 | -20% | $46,426 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 14 | $64,164 | -36% | $15,573 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 14 | $61,544 | -19% | $13,208 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 12 | $34,109 | -48% | $12,417 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 18 | $18,858 | $1,637 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 17 | $28,133 | $2,937 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 14 | $42,957 | $2,868 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 14 | $26,247 | $2,463 |
Against the Texas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Dallas Regional Medical Center charged $83,734 on average, 25% less than the Texas average of $111,133, and was paid $16,040 against a state average of $16,694. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Dallas Regional Medical Center charged $49,407 on average, 27% less than the Texas average of $67,944, and was paid $10,919 against a state average of $11,820. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Dallas Regional Medical Center charged $70,480 on average, 4% less than the Texas average of $73,756, and was paid $10,782 against a state average of $11,597. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Dallas Regional Medical Center charged $52,023 on average, 21% less than the Texas average of $65,957, and was paid $10,903 against a state average of $11,822. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $18,858 was 16% above the state average of $16,236. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $28,133 was 22% below the state average of $36,220. For Level 3 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5183), its average charge of $42,957 was 52% above the state average of $28,214. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $26,247 was 6% below the state average of $27,955.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Dallas Regional Medical Center in Mesquite, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-21 (CMS case 5894)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.