PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Victoria
101 James Coleman Dr, Victoria, TX 77904 · 69 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are 70% below the fair benchmark (0.30×) 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 Victoria maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.5× Medicare, p50 0.30× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (0.6× Medicare, p75 0.30× 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 70% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.30×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 4% 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)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.30× 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.
- Captive ER (0.7×) & laboratory (3.6×) services average 1.20× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.5×)
- Specialty infusion drugs (J-codes) average 1.1× Medicare — verify per-unit billing on itemized statements
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 16.7× Medicare (25¢ 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 Victoria
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 69 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $11,377 | 22.3× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $9,599 | 21.4× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $7,324 | 21.7× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $7,058 | 20.6× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $6,867 | 26.6× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $6,213 | 20.5× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $6,167 | 25.5× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $4,561 | 4.6× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $3,991 | 24.9× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $3,991 | 24.5× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $3,991 | 23.8× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $3,991 | 23.6× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $1,313 | 10.1× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $1,266 | 9.4× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,236 | 2.1× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $1,116 | 8.9× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $1,054 | 6.3× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $1,047 | 6.3× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $715 | 2.6× |
| X-ray, shoulder CPT Code: 73030 | $662 | 7.2× |
| X-ray, chest (two views) CPT Code: 71046 | $615 | 6.6× |
| X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: 72170 | $625 | 5.7× |
| X-ray, foot CPT Code: 73630 | $596 | 6.5× |
| X-ray, hip CPT Code: 73502 | $554 | 6.0× |
| X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72040 | $477 | 5.1× |
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Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
At 274% FPL, you exceed the standard 400% FPL tier, though medical-hardship caps (when bills exceed 10% of annual income) may still apply.
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Victoria's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $11,377 (vs. $11,377 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $511 Fair BaseRate ($356 Medicare)
Your bill ($11,377) is $10,866 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($511) and 32.0× the $356 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Victoria 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
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Victoria.
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.