UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital
1000 South Beckham Ave, Tyler, TX 75701 · 97 Priced Procedures · 67% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here match the fair market benchmark (1.00×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.00× fair market pricing.
Specialty Drug & Surgical Margin Engine
UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital concentrates commercial margin in outpatient surgical suites (3.7× Medicare) and specialty drug infusions (5.9× Medicare) relative to routine diagnostics (15.4×). Comparing freestanding ambulatory surgery centers or specialty pharmacy options before treatment yields substantial savings.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.78× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 100% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- 2-Star CMS clinical rating with 67% patient recommendation (62/100 safety score)
- 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 3.7× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (18.2×) & laboratory (23.7×) services average 1.52× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (12.4×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.28×) jump +28% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.00×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 4,605) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
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 UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 97 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $2,484 | 1.7× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $1,660 | 1.6× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $1,595 | 3.6× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $1,221 | 4.0× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,138 | 3.1× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $920 | 2.9× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $911 | 2.7× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $872 | 3.4× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $874 | 1.7× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $769 | 3.2× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $646 | 1.9× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $643 | 1.1× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $610 | 3.7× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $610 | 3.6× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $626 | 0.5× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $589 | 3.7× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $610 | 3.7× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $589 | 3.5× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $589 | 3.5× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $587 | 2.2× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $416 | 0.8× |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $293 | 0.3× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $318 | 0.3× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $283 | 0.3× |
| X-ray, foot CPT Code: 73630 | $136 | 1.5× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
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.
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($2,484) Beats Your Bill
UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $2,484 (vs. $2,484 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $1,453 Fair BaseRate ($1,362 Medicare)
Your bill ($24,836) is $23,383 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,453) and 18.2× the $1,362 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital 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.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (968 completed HCAHPS patient surveys). Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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 UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital.
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.