Texas / Laredo Medical Center
CMS certification 450029 · Laredo, TX · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Laredo Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Laredo Medical Center reported 1,354 Medicare inpatient stays across 42 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 7.74 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Texas, number 58 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: 356 stays at an average charge of $129,599, 44% above the national average. It also billed 591 outpatient services, charging 23.04 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,354
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 7.74×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 58 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 42 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Laredo Medical Center charged more than the national average in 38 (90%). 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 | 356 | $129,599 | +44% | $17,122 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 102 | $86,045 | +53% | $11,586 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 78 | $65,254 | +33% | $9,894 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 71 | $54,812 | +45% | $8,694 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 61 | $111,422 | +86% | $12,298 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 41 | $78,607 | +53% | $10,411 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 41 | $325,151 | +42% | $40,494 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 37 | $118,652 | +68% | $18,472 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 31 | $89,602 | +61% | $11,433 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 31 | $69,291 | +43% | $9,731 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 30 | $83,880 | +39% | $12,857 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 27 | $52,521 | +29% | $10,314 |
| 432 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC | 25 | $91,223 | -5% | $16,741 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 24 | $252,987 | +151% | $17,604 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 24 | $79,307 | +8% | $13,580 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 22 | $123,751 | +63% | $13,531 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 21 | $64,940 | +56% | $8,466 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 20 | $51,101 | +27% | $7,425 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 19 | $97,935 | -2% | $15,781 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 19 | $65,140 | -1% | $12,223 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 17 | $60,824 | +64% | $7,481 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 16 | $61,341 | +60% | $9,222 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 15 | $128,101 | +93% | $13,325 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 14 | $67,730 | +34% | $9,928 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 14 | $74,281 | +63% | $8,395 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 13 | $61,688 | +54% | $7,514 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 13 | $70,674 | +49% | $9,106 |
| 981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis... | 13 | $282,904 | +31% | $37,778 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 12 | $205,341 | +20% | $28,363 |
| 253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC | 12 | $309,689 | +135% | $27,377 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 12 | $39,283 | +37% | $6,188 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 12 | $41,862 | -11% | $8,784 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 12 | $278,132 | +172% | $18,242 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 11 | $68,047 | +35% | $8,122 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 11 | $79,595 | +58% | $9,115 |
| 300 Peripheral Vascular Disorders with CC | 11 | $52,585 | +6% | $9,608 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 11 | $89,909 | +59% | $10,046 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 11 | $138,642 | +46% | $17,226 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 11 | $198,780 | +74% | $15,830 |
| 433 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with CC | 11 | $57,277 | +9% | $9,979 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 11 | $50,440 | +35% | $8,797 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 11 | $194,213 | +98% | $18,025 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 234 | $38,236 | $2,364 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 48 | $222,392 | $11,061 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 39 | $136,862 | $6,115 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 34 | $66,070 | $2,758 |
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 31 | $17,195 | $1,660 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 30 | $23,547 | $1,415 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 30 | $49,500 | $2,730 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 26 | $71,994 | $5,035 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 24 | $75,324 | $4,365 |
| Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures | 21 | $57,743 | $3,019 |
| Level 4 Vascular Procedures | 17 | $88,703 | $4,795 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 16 | $31,797 | $1,601 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 15 | $70,232 | $1,778 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 14 | $38,790 | $2,480 |
| Level 2 Vascular Procedures | 12 | $18,373 | $1,398 |
Against the Texas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Laredo Medical Center charged $129,599 on average, 17% more than the Texas average of $111,133, and was paid $17,122 against a state average of $16,694. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Laredo Medical Center charged $86,045 on average, 27% more than the Texas average of $67,944, and was paid $11,586 against a state average of $11,820. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Laredo Medical Center charged $65,254 on average, 12% more than the Texas average of $58,253, and was paid $9,894 against a state average of $10,103. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Laredo Medical Center charged $54,812 on average, 28% more than the Texas average of $42,965, and was paid $8,694 against a state average of $8,372. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $38,236 was 37% above the state average of $27,955. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $222,392 was 125% above the state average of $98,771. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $136,862 was 133% above the state average of $58,833. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $66,070 was 117% above the state average of $30,502.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Laredo Medical Center 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 679)
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.