Texas / Val Verde Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 450154 · Del Rio, TX · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Val Verde Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Val Verde Regional Medical Center reported 129 Medicare inpatient stays across 6 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.26 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Texas, number 181 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: 47 stays at an average charge of $40,333, 55% below the national average. It also billed 192 outpatient services, charging 9.68 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 129
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.26×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 181 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 6 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Val Verde 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 | 47 | $40,333 | -55% | $18,767 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 19 | $33,946 | -40% | $14,331 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 18 | $35,775 | -40% | $14,768 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 18 | $31,436 | -36% | $12,799 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 16 | $38,784 | -47% | $16,893 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 11 | $27,736 | -46% | $13,282 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 98 | $22,394 | $2,544 |
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 25 | $11,520 | $2,166 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 24 | $19,991 | $2,962 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 20 | $10,179 | $1,507 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 14 | $12,627 | $1,893 |
| Level 2 Vascular Procedures | 11 | $9,464 | $1,488 |
Against the Texas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Val Verde Regional Medical Center charged $40,333 on average, 64% less than the Texas average of $111,133, and was paid $18,767 against a state average of $16,694. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Val Verde Regional Medical Center charged $33,946 on average, 50% less than the Texas average of $67,944, and was paid $14,331 against a state average of $11,820. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Val Verde Regional Medical Center charged $35,775 on average, 51% less than the Texas average of $73,756, and was paid $14,768 against a state average of $11,597. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Val Verde Regional Medical Center charged $31,436 on average, 46% less than the Texas average of $58,253, and was paid $12,799 against a state average of $10,103. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $22,394 was 20% below the state average of $27,955. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $11,520 was 30% below the state average of $16,442. For Level 3 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5183), its average charge of $19,991 was 29% below the state average of $28,214. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $10,179 was 28% below the state average of $14,089.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Val Verde Regional Medical Center in Del Rio, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2026-03-16 (CMS case 7286)
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.