Texas / Peterson Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 450007 · Kerrville, TX · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Peterson Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Peterson Regional Medical Center reported 1,152 Medicare inpatient stays across 39 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.02 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Texas, number 151 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: 156 stays at an average charge of $49,100, 46% below the national average. It also billed 2,933 outpatient services, charging 7.04 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,152
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.02×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 151 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 39 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Peterson Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). 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 | 156 | $49,100 | -46% | $14,007 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 76 | $29,946 | -47% | $9,378 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 61 | $29,070 | -41% | $7,698 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 55 | $33,691 | -44% | $10,069 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 46 | $33,729 | -52% | $11,875 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 46 | $24,793 | -33% | $6,175 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 42 | $28,449 | -25% | $6,312 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 39 | $31,064 | -46% | $9,088 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 36 | $23,853 | -34% | $5,899 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 36 | $21,818 | -46% | $6,228 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 32 | $99,842 | -13% | $13,329 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 30 | $66,494 | -34% | $14,996 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 30 | $24,263 | -40% | $6,887 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 29 | $41,315 | -18% | $7,019 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 27 | $35,392 | -52% | $11,709 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 26 | $46,369 | -17% | $7,467 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 26 | $64,264 | -37% | $15,120 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 24 | $25,610 | -31% | $7,109 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 22 | $26,019 | -32% | $6,376 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 22 | $29,130 | -49% | $8,888 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 21 | $16,897 | -41% | $4,723 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 20 | $143,815 | -12% | $20,625 |
| 390 Gastrointestinal Obstruction without CC/MCC | 20 | $23,301 | -17% | $5,170 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 20 | $28,177 | -57% | $10,533 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 18 | $55,846 | -26% | $11,718 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 18 | $33,433 | -45% | $9,521 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 17 | $51,146 | -49% | $14,165 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 16 | $99,190 | -54% | $31,836 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 16 | $29,843 | -23% | $6,268 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 16 | $29,840 | -42% | $8,592 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 15 | $35,231 | -27% | $7,492 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 12 | $42,070 | -35% | $10,164 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 12 | $50,466 | -21% | $8,232 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 12 | $74,055 | -38% | $17,010 |
| 372 Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections... | 12 | $24,986 | -47% | $7,349 |
| 482 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint without CC/MCC | 12 | $58,016 | -26% | $11,521 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 12 | $23,633 | -47% | $7,088 |
| 282 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without CC/MCC | 11 | $37,258 | -14% | $5,837 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 11 | $32,441 | -19% | $6,044 |
Outpatient services
Against the Texas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Peterson Regional Medical Center charged $49,100 on average, 56% less than the Texas average of $111,133, and was paid $14,007 against a state average of $16,694. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Peterson Regional Medical Center charged $29,946 on average, 56% less than the Texas average of $67,944, and was paid $9,378 against a state average of $11,820. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Peterson Regional Medical Center charged $29,070 on average, 50% less than the Texas average of $58,253, and was paid $7,698 against a state average of $10,103. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Peterson Regional Medical Center charged $33,691 on average, 54% less than the Texas average of $73,756, and was paid $10,069 against a state average of $11,597. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $23,133 was 17% below the state average of $27,955. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $6,682 was 59% below the state average of $16,442. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $47,137 was 52% below the state average of $98,771. For Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5112), its average charge of $7,056 was 58% below the state average of $16,774.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Peterson Regional Medical Center in Kerrville, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2024-10-23 (CMS case 2838)
- Warning Notice — 2026-01-22 (CMS case 6846)
- CAP Request — 2026-04-28 (CMS case 6846)
- Closure Notice — 2026-05-06 (CMS case 6846)
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.