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South Texas Health System Overcharges
South Texas Health System Overcharges
Types of cases
Charge Up %
AMOUNT
AMOUNT
$98,736
$13,935
609%
PSYCHOSES
$22,631
$6,846
231%
$79,962
$11,301
608%
$52,202
$7,177
627%
$53,733
$7,664
601%
$35,849
$5,274
580%
$41,684
$4,939
744%
$58,140
$6,857
748%
TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA
$45,776
$5,047
807%
$89,574
$11,017
713%
MISC DISORDERS OF
NUTRITION,METABOLISM,FLUIDS/EL
ECTROLYTES W MCC
$44,538
$7,915
463%
$88,678
$13,235
570%
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE
PULMONARY DISEASE W MCC
$63,549
$8,432
654%
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR
CEREBRAL INFARCTION W CC OR
TPA IN 24 HRS
$66,235
$7,769
753%
RENAL FAILURE W CC
$42,006
$6,905
508%
$130,455
$15,339
750%
MISC DISORDERS OF
NUTRITION,METABOLISM,FLUIDS/EL
ECTROLYTES W/O MCC
$37,720
$4,655
710%
$39,351
$5,573
606%
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE
PULMONARY DISEASE W CC
$53,486
$6,626
707%
$126,145
$14,323
781%
$127,764
$14,498
781%
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR
CEREBRAL INFARCTION W MCC
$113,146
$14,334
689%
$42,271
$4,526
834%
$32,257
$3,288
881%
G.I. HEMORRHAGE W CC
$44,228
$7,271
508%
$84,072
$7,379
1039%
$295,011
$39,020
656%
$64,613
$11,783
448%
$45,011
$4,778
842%
$222,821
$42,477
425%
$37,669
$5,447
592%
$108,054
$14,678
636%
DIABETES W CC
$39,159
$5,697
587%
$72,327
$9,054
699%
$65,240
$13,074
399%
$31,346
$5,328
488%
$98,857
$17,227
474%
$75,250
$13,274
467%
$105,308
$11,393
824%
CHEST PAIN
$37,711
$3,506
976%
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE
PULMONARY DISEASE W/O CC/MCC
$44,161
$4,788
822%
$44,928
$5,031
793%
$58,296
$8,837
560%
$58,418
$7,718
657%
$34,482
$3,835
799%
$137,609
$24,814
455%
$51,724
$7,034
635%
$48,551
$6,561
640%
G.I. OBSTRUCTION W CC
$49,913
$6,452
674%
$179,208
$29,217
513%
$62,686
$5,776
985%
$235,091
$39,574
494%
$168,930
$22,988
635%
$43,204
$4,828
795%
ALCOHOL/DRUG ABUSE OR
DEPENDENCE W/O REHABILITATION
THERAPY W/O MCC
$22,700
$4,207
440%
$59,252
$6,996
747%
$63,003
$8,654
628%
$53,992
$5,164
946%
LAPAROSCOPIC
CHOLECYSTECTOMY W/O C.D.E. W
CC
RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS W
$113,373
$12,533
805%
$61,569
$9,178
571%
$69,877
$8,527
719%
$286,643
$39,263
630%
$48,919
$5,731
754%
$36,675
$4,130
788%
$53,843
$6,732
700%
$109,525
$18,581
489%
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR
CEREBRAL INFARCTION W/O
CC/MCC
ATHEROSCLEROSIS W/O MCC
$49,432
$5,374
820%
$39,606
$3,587
1004%
$74,337
$12,039
517%
MCC
$35,332
$4,365
709%
$181,835
$18,610
877%
$50,173
$4,764
953%
CELLULITIS W MCC
$54,517
$10,200
434%
$86,654
$13,495
542%
$59,713
$6,682
794%
$56,851
$7,256
684%
$95,311
$7,206
1223%
$28,440
$4,886
482%
$34,386
$4,702
631%
$151,360
$24,296
523%
$111,189
$15,386
623%
$72,357
$10,156
612%
$26,036
$3,977
555%
$214,067
$24,202
785%
MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL
DISORDERS & PERITONEAL
INFECTIONS W CC
$49,068
$9,019
444%
$179,871
$19,460
824%