Texas / Doctors Hospital of Laredo
CMS certification 450643 · Laredo, TX · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Doctors Hospital of Laredo: charges and Medicare payments
Doctors Hospital of Laredo reported 398 Medicare inpatient stays across 15 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 8.6 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Texas, number 51 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: 162 stays at an average charge of $136,458, 51% above the national average. It also billed 584 outpatient services, charging 15.19 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 398
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 8.6×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 51 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 15 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Doctors Hospital of Laredo charged more than the national average in 15 (100%). 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 | 162 | $136,458 | +51% | $15,460 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 32 | $250,085 | +9% | $34,900 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 21 | $107,399 | +52% | $13,579 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 21 | $130,957 | +78% | $13,369 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 20 | $98,710 | +75% | $11,129 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 18 | $107,216 | +79% | $11,557 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 17 | $76,759 | +103% | $7,898 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 17 | $79,928 | +63% | $9,396 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 15 | $103,773 | +86% | $9,239 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 15 | $135,658 | +79% | $12,925 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 14 | $131,442 | +32% | $16,243 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 12 | $74,608 | +86% | $7,775 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 12 | $83,284 | +38% | $10,843 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 11 | $100,659 | +53% | $11,995 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 11 | $74,543 | +83% | $8,539 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 197 | $21,630 | $1,990 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 90 | $51,076 | $2,375 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 53 | $17,141 | $1,349 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 35 | $110,881 | $11,134 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 34 | $59,221 | $6,208 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 27 | $46,435 | $2,726 |
| Level 2 Intraocular Procedures | 23 | $21,824 | $3,406 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 21 | $34,834 | $2,661 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 17 | $46,011 | $2,832 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 15 | $42,134 | $2,466 |
| Level 2 Vascular Procedures | 14 | $6,965 | $1,390 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 13 | $25,807 | $1,676 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 12 | $83,894 | $5,007 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 11 | $149,496 | $16,137 |
| Level 4 Vascular Procedures | 11 | $71,251 | $4,768 |
| Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures | 11 | $25,552 | $1,881 |
Against the Texas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Doctors Hospital of Laredo charged $136,458 on average, 23% more than the Texas average of $111,133, and was paid $15,460 against a state average of $16,694. For Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with MCC (DRG 853), Doctors Hospital of Laredo charged $250,085 on average, 12% less than the Texas average of $283,065, and was paid $34,900 against a state average of $41,195. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Doctors Hospital of Laredo charged $107,399 on average, 31% more than the Texas average of $81,715, and was paid $13,579 against a state average of $13,815. For Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC (DRG 698), Doctors Hospital of Laredo charged $130,957 on average, 51% more than the Texas average of $86,874, and was paid $13,369 against a state average of $14,523. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $21,630 was 32% above the state average of $16,442. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $51,076 was 83% above the state average of $27,955. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $17,141 was 22% above the state average of $14,089. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $110,881 was 12% above the state average of $98,771.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Doctors Hospital of Laredo in Laredo, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2023-01-10 (CMS case 1243)
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-10 (CMS case 3720)
- Met Requirements — 2025-05-12 (CMS case 4460)
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.