Texas / Woodland Heights Medical Center
CMS certification 450484 · Lufkin, TX · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Woodland Heights Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Woodland Heights Medical Center reported 1,115 Medicare inpatient stays across 39 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 9.29 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Texas, number 44 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: 222 stays at an average charge of $111,069, 23% above the national average. It also billed 822 outpatient services, charging 27.48 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,115
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 9.29×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 44 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 39 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Woodland Heights Medical Center charged more than the national average in 36 (92%). 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 | 222 | $111,069 | +23% | $14,143 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 118 | $68,217 | +21% | $9,032 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 87 | $88,088 | +25% | $11,207 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 43 | $62,557 | +24% | $7,713 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 37 | $55,651 | +39% | $5,742 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 36 | $67,674 | +39% | $6,903 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 32 | $74,844 | +46% | $8,105 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 31 | $72,025 | +47% | $7,235 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 27 | $103,131 | +36% | $10,515 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 26 | $55,987 | +48% | $5,865 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 24 | $73,061 | +21% | $9,138 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 21 | $49,992 | +35% | $5,689 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 21 | $65,670 | -11% | $10,646 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 21 | $60,313 | +36% | $6,526 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 20 | $100,159 | +17% | $12,167 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 20 | $271,745 | +19% | $30,553 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 18 | $75,081 | +26% | $9,363 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 18 | $241,415 | +140% | $13,943 |
| 039 Extracranial Procedures without CC/MCC | 17 | $154,724 | +142% | $8,497 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 17 | $54,708 | +20% | $6,247 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 17 | $279,158 | +173% | $14,228 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 17 | $89,106 | +35% | $10,156 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 16 | $89,743 | +58% | $9,312 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 16 | $50,984 | +41% | $5,456 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 16 | $293,426 | +156% | $12,647 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 15 | $79,727 | +43% | $7,769 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 15 | $43,511 | +9% | $5,306 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 15 | $47,349 | +16% | $6,496 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 14 | $89,877 | -10% | $11,367 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 13 | $39,136 | -2% | $6,391 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 13 | $40,576 | +41% | $4,172 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 12 | $81,990 | +63% | $5,930 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 12 | $54,149 | +19% | $6,960 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 12 | $195,473 | +44% | $17,796 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 12 | $92,445 | +45% | $7,661 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 11 | $55,924 | +21% | $6,838 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 11 | $216,436 | +38% | $21,815 |
| 419 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without CC/MCC | 11 | $143,698 | +85% | $9,226 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 11 | $54,086 | +45% | $6,389 |
Outpatient services
Against the Texas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Woodland Heights Medical Center charged $111,069 on average, 0% less than the Texas average of $111,133, and was paid $14,143 against a state average of $16,694. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Woodland Heights Medical Center charged $68,217 on average, 0% less than the Texas average of $67,944, and was paid $9,032 against a state average of $11,820. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Woodland Heights Medical Center charged $88,088 on average, 8% more than the Texas average of $81,715, and was paid $11,207 against a state average of $13,815. For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC (DRG 190), Woodland Heights Medical Center charged $62,557 on average, 14% more than the Texas average of $54,757, and was paid $7,713 against a state average of $10,898. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $30,244 was 8% above the state average of $27,955. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $87,627 was 183% above the state average of $31,008. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $63,383 was 75% above the state average of $36,220. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $95,470 was 87% above the state average of $50,995.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-17 (CMS case 5833)
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.