Texas / Quail Creek Surgical Hospital
CMS certification 450875 · Amarillo, TX
Quail Creek Surgical Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Quail Creek Surgical Hospital reported 138 Medicare inpatient stays across 6 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.22 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Texas, number 140 of 190 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 5.35×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 470, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC: 47 stays at an average charge of $60,655, 35% below the national average. It also billed 1,550 outpatient services, charging 6.13 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 138
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.22×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 140 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 6 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Quail Creek Surgical Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 47 | $60,655 | -35% | $12,046 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 22 | $103,756 | -16% | $18,086 |
| 455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 19 | $121,090 | -40% | $33,553 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 18 | $95,118 | -44% | $26,765 |
| 473 Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 17 | $78,615 | -32% | $16,219 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 15 | $141,153 | -50% | $42,013 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 719 | $53,644 | $11,270 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 257 | $35,503 | $6,131 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 117 | $16,576 | $2,751 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 111 | $92,621 | $16,006 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 80 | $8,843 | $1,369 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 63 | $13,986 | $1,609 |
| Level 5 Airway Endoscopy | 39 | $37,334 | $5,817 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 37 | $13,656 | $2,226 |
| Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 24 | $142,603 | $25,815 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 21 | $35,332 | $4,437 |
| Level 4 Airway Endoscopy | 19 | $13,957 | $2,978 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 18 | $13,054 | $1,407 |
| Level 5 ENT Procedures | 17 | $36,437 | $4,423 |
| Level 4 ENT Procedures | 14 | $16,578 | $2,794 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 14 | $12,030 | $2,766 |
Against the Texas average
For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Quail Creek Surgical Hospital charged $60,655 on average, 48% less than the Texas average of $116,220, and was paid $12,046 against a state average of $15,157. For Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC (DRG 468), Quail Creek Surgical Hospital charged $103,756 on average, 47% less than the Texas average of $195,381, and was paid $18,086 against a state average of $24,009. For Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC (DRG 455), Quail Creek Surgical Hospital charged $121,090 on average, 55% less than the Texas average of $268,184, and was paid $33,553 against a state average of $39,409. For Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC (DRG 460), Quail Creek Surgical Hospital charged $95,118 on average, 55% less than the Texas average of $213,248, and was paid $26,765 against a state average of $30,622. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $53,644 was 46% below the state average of $98,771. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $35,503 was 40% below the state average of $58,833. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $16,576 was 46% below the state average of $30,502. For Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5116), its average charge of $92,621 was 28% below the state average of $129,107.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
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.