PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Corpus Christi
345 S Water St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 · 84 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are 9% below the fair benchmark (0.91×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Corpus Christi maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.9× Medicare, p50 0.93× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (1.0× Medicare, p75 0.95× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 9% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.91×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 3% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (54/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.1× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (1.0×) & laboratory (0.9×) services average 1.11× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.9×)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.91× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 15.4× Medicare (14¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Corpus Christi
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 84 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $1,889 | 0.3× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $1,206 | 1.0× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $1,152 | 0.3× |
| Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: 29881 | $1,088 | 0.3× |
| Bunion correction surgery CPT Code: 28296 | $1,088 | 0.3× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $964 | 0.2× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $937 | 1.0× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $914 | 0.9× |
| Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: 66984 | $850 | 0.3× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $551 | 0.9× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $352 | 0.8× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $370 | 0.7× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $352 | 0.7× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $240 | 0.9× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $240 | 0.8× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $240 | 0.7× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $240 | 0.7× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $240 | 0.7× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $177 | 0.7× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $177 | 0.7× |
| X-ray, chest (single view) CPT Code: 71045 | $88 | 1.0× |
| X-ray, shoulder CPT Code: 73030 | $88 | 1.0× |
| X-ray, foot CPT Code: 73630 | $88 | 1.0× |
| X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: 72170 | $105 | 1.0× |
| X-ray, chest (two views) CPT Code: 71046 | $88 | 0.9× |
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Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
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Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Corpus Christi as a non-501(c)(3) facility. Federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) statutory charity-care caps apply specifically to tax-exempt nonprofit hospitals, though state hospital fair-pricing statutes and prompt-pay self-pay discounts may still apply.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
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Notable Payer Contract Outliers (SVD Matrix Anomalies)
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