Texas / Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood
CMS certification 450587 · Brownwood, TX · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood: charges and Medicare payments
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood reported 719 Medicare inpatient stays across 30 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 7.13 times what it was paid — mid-range in Texas, number 65 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: 102 stays at an average charge of $90,137, 0% below the national average. It also billed 1,069 outpatient services, charging 12.69 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 719
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 7.13×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 65 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 30 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood charged more than the national average in 25 (83%). 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 | 102 | $90,137 | 0% | $14,657 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 60 | $62,071 | +4% | $10,345 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 48 | $62,862 | +11% | $10,107 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 34 | $134,465 | +44% | $14,177 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 28 | $60,587 | +18% | $9,102 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 26 | $71,944 | +48% | $8,140 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 26 | $60,519 | +23% | $8,279 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 25 | $129,618 | +29% | $15,303 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 24 | $174,842 | +53% | $13,952 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 23 | $103,105 | +46% | $12,810 |
| 482 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint without CC/MCC | 23 | $105,872 | +36% | $12,183 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 22 | $54,948 | +9% | $8,824 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 22 | $63,202 | -17% | $11,792 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 21 | $54,134 | +35% | $6,753 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 21 | $50,107 | +35% | $6,723 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 19 | $58,850 | +6% | $8,225 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 18 | $75,288 | +18% | $8,794 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 17 | $133,859 | +31% | $15,725 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 17 | $159,811 | -30% | $35,254 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 16 | $53,814 | +42% | $6,860 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 15 | $73,372 | +27% | $9,747 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $60,518 | 0% | $10,401 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 15 | $52,030 | +28% | $7,550 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 14 | $48,986 | +31% | $7,024 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 12 | $50,852 | +1% | $8,936 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 12 | $199,681 | +22% | $28,428 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 11 | $82,113 | -18% | $14,674 |
| 282 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without CC/MCC | 11 | $47,362 | +9% | $6,368 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 11 | $95,345 | +12% | $13,179 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 11 | $85,619 | +29% | $10,938 |
Outpatient services
Against the Texas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood charged $90,137 on average, 19% less than the Texas average of $111,133, and was paid $14,657 against a state average of $16,694. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood charged $62,071 on average, 16% less than the Texas average of $73,756, and was paid $10,345 against a state average of $11,597. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood charged $62,862 on average, 7% less than the Texas average of $67,944, and was paid $10,107 against a state average of $11,820. For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood charged $134,465 on average, 16% more than the Texas average of $116,220, and was paid $14,177 against a state average of $15,157. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $20,273 was 23% above the state average of $16,442. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $32,569 was 10% below the state average of $36,220. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $22,335 was 27% below the state average of $30,502. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $118,742 was 20% above the state average of $98,771.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood in Brownwood, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2023-05-24 (CMS case 211)
- Warning Notice — 2025-05-16 (CMS case 4535)
- Closure Notice — 2025-08-07 (CMS case 4535)
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.