Seton Medical Center Harker Heights
850 W CENTRAL TEXAS EXPRESSWAY, Harker Heights, TX 76548
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights in Harker Heights, TX has an average Medicare payment of $15,604 and a Value Score of B (70/100). Compare prices for 12 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Seton Medical Center Harker Heights
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Seton Medical Center Harker Heights carries 4 stars: above the national median across the bundle of safety, mortality, and patient-experience measures the agency uses. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 1 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 1 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 53/100.
Cost-wise, Seton Medical Center Harker Heights is mid-pack: $15,604 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 70/100, an above-average showing.
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights 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 Seton Medical Center Harker Heights lists 12 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours, Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC, Renal Failure 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 |
|---|---|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $60,796 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $11,456 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $10,240 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $6,362 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $5,805 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $12,658 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $11,927 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $11,163 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $19,414 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $15,097 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $11,589 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $10,735 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Compares
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights has an average Medicare payment of $15,604, 2% below the Texas state average of $15,897. That is 2% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (7% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (70/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Cost & Quality FAQ
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights has an average payment of $15,604 across 12 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights has a CMS star rating of 4 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights has a Value Score of B (70/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Seton Medical Center Harker Heights offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 850 W CENTRAL TEXAS EXPRESSWAY, Harker Heights, TX 76548. Phone: (254) 690-0900.
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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.