Laredo Medical Center
1700 EAST SAUNDERS, Laredo, TX 78044
Laredo Medical Center in Laredo, TX has an average Medicare payment of $16,463 and a Value Score of C (53/100). Compare prices for 14 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Laredo Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Laredo Medical Center earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Laredo Medical Center is $16,463, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 53/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
Laredo 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. 14 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Laredo Medical Center. Top examples: Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator, Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with CC. Emergency services are available, which is the norm for acute-care hospitals and a meaningful factor for any patient choosing a facility for unplanned care.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $18,480 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $44,060 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $14,085 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $21,967 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $9,964 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $7,035 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $14,707 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $17,772 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $20,266 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $17,835 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $19,430 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $8,799 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $10,439 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $5,637 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Laredo Medical Center Compares
Laredo Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $16,463, 4% above the Texas state average of $15,897. That is 4% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (39% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (53/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Laredo Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Laredo Medical Center has an average payment of $16,463 across 14 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Laredo Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Laredo Medical Center has a Value Score of C (53/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Laredo Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1700 EAST SAUNDERS, Laredo, TX 78044. Phone: (956) 796-5000.
Explore Hospital Cost Data
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.