Sierra Medical Center

1625 Medical Center Dr, El Paso, TX 79902 · (915) 747-4000

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$6what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$8.0Mnet income, all sources

2.5%margin on patient care alone

$5.0Mcost of charity care (2.4% of costs)

$9.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

282beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending May 2025.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	101	$230,145	$13,595
Heart failure, with major complications 291	47	$113,175	$8,913
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	41	$142,858	$9,510
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 266	38	$765,916	$46,709
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 274	38	$345,773	$21,104
Stroke, with major complications 064	37	$211,192	$13,541
Hip or knee replacement 470	33	$211,937	$13,512
Lung infection, with major complications 177	25	$139,037	$11,766
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	22	$137,407	$7,393
Urinary tract infection 690	21	$109,519	$6,175
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	20	$524,112	$36,581
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	18	$102,118	$7,173
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	16	$227,273	$16,582
Heart catheterization 287	16	$145,786	$9,062
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	15	$100,020	$8,566
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	15	$66,280	$5,613
Fainting 312	15	$92,026	$6,507
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	15	$81,405	$5,850
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	15	$105,286	$5,852
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	15	$126,016	$8,104
Respiratory failure 189	14	$105,518	$9,774
Heart attack, with major complications 280	14	$176,888	$11,295
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	14	$200,008	$14,111
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	14	$141,088	$9,839
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 870	14	$559,790	$42,550
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	13	$258,208	$13,297
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	13	$183,063	$9,580
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 981	13	$435,863	$30,285
Mini-stroke (TIA) 069	12	$98,266	$5,954
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	12	$59,382	$5,923
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 472	12	$286,825	$19,811
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 483	12	$279,774	$16,871
Kidney failure, with complications 683	12	$94,561	$6,577
Sepsis 872	12	$102,857	$7,077
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 393	11	$182,307	$11,231
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	11	$247,537	$11,477

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