Big Bend Regional Medical Center
2600 HIGHWAY 118 NORTH, Alpine, TX 79830
Big Bend Regional Medical Center in Alpine, TX has an average Medicare payment of $18,372 and a Value Score of C (52/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Big Bend Regional Medical Center
Big Bend Regional Medical Center does not carry an overall CMS Hospital Compare star rating — typically because the hospital is too small, too specialized, or reports too few of the underlying measures to compute the composite. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 50/100.
Average payment per documented procedure at Big Bend Regional Medical Center is $18,372 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 52/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
Big Bend Regional Medical Center is investor-owned — a proprietary hospital, the minority ownership pattern in U.S. acute care. For-profit hospitals are more concentrated in some regions (Florida, Texas, Nevada) than others. The CMS payment record for Big Bend Regional Medical Center lists 17 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Renal Failure with CC, Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure, Heart Failure and Shock with CC. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $10,018 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $14,204 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $14,293 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $7,961 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $20,204 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $12,901 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $57,121 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $27,331 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $11,257 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $20,874 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $12,167 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $8,902 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $23,660 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $10,103 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $14,354 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $27,518 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $19,457 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Big Bend Regional Medical Center Compares
Big Bend Regional Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $18,372, 16% above the Texas state average of $15,897. That is 16% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (20% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (52/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Big Bend Regional Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Big Bend Regional Medical Center has an average payment of $18,372 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Big Bend Regional Medical Center does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Big Bend Regional Medical Center has a Value Score of C (52/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are critical access hospitals.
Yes, Big Bend Regional Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 2600 HIGHWAY 118 NORTH, Alpine, TX 79830. Phone: (432) 837-3447.
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Hospital payment data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Value Scores combine cost efficiency, CMS star ratings, and patient outcome measures. Actual out-of-pocket costs may vary based on insurance and individual circumstances.