South Texas Health System

1102 W Trenton Road, Edinburg, TX 78539 · (956) 632-4000

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$5what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$118.0Mnet income, all sources

14.3%margin on patient care alone

$44.5Mcost of charity care (8.4% of costs)

$293.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

819beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.

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	357	$267,798	$17,703
Heart failure, with major complications 291	99	$150,469	$12,449
Psychoses 885	83	$72,323	$13,008
Heart attack, with major complications 280	74	$165,279	$14,350
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	58	$124,542	$12,828
Sepsis 872	55	$132,688	$10,209
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	53	$152,282	$14,004
Mini-stroke (TIA) 069	50	$128,979	$9,090
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	48	$168,649	$12,298
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	47	$521,335	$37,648
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	40	$134,724	$13,654
Urinary tract infection 690	38	$108,556	$8,946
Lung infection, with major complications 177	35	$164,337	$14,483
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	35	$152,492	$11,290
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 252	30	$395,466	$27,527
Stroke, with major complications 064	27	$282,225	$17,026
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	27	$110,569	$8,861
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	26	$167,528	$9,807
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	24	$199,643	$16,031
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	24	$330,208	$18,145
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 699	24	$111,070	$10,477
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	23	$105,091	$8,741
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 870	23	$713,915	$45,587
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc 432	21	$163,529	$17,142
Heart attack, with complications 281	20	$118,405	$9,984
Kidney failure, with complications 683	20	$90,649	$9,594
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	19	$128,825	$9,013
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc 441	19	$171,390	$15,923
Diabetes, with complications 638	19	$132,521	$10,013
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	18	$123,281	$10,332
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 267	17	$338,055	$38,375
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	17	$116,749	$11,934
Diabetes, with major complications 637	16	$145,149	$13,773
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 266	15	$413,823	$47,341
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	15	$118,499	$9,070
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Mcc 299	14	$171,621	$14,629
Other digestive problems, with complications 394	14	$130,111	$9,937
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 854	14	$301,244	$16,496
Seizures with Mcc 100	13	$146,231	$17,349
Respiratory failure 189	13	$104,491	$12,150
High blood pressure 305	13	$100,117	$8,599
Irregular heartbeat 310	13	$76,864	$7,287
Fainting 312	13	$116,510	$9,536
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	13	$177,821	$17,556
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 981	13	$375,594	$36,788
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Mcc 242	12	$328,913	$26,814
Heart stent 322	12	$279,426	$16,588
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	12	$202,699	$12,338
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 175	11	$224,821	$13,199
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	11	$333,413	$23,197
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc 233	11	$1,243,451	$63,457
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Cc 300	11	$113,696	$10,870
Hypertension with Mcc 304	11	$127,115	$11,721
Chest pain 313	11	$93,620	$8,430
Bowel surgery, with major complications 329	11	$535,266	$42,235

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