Frio Regional Hospital prices. From its own published file.

Frio Regional Hospital in Pearsall, TX publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

1,659prices published

—file last updated

$1,093cash price for knee arthroscopy (list $12,734)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$144	$735	$65.00–$1,265
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$241	$1,198	$111–$2,050
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$350	$1,700	$160–$2,900
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$91.00	$130	$28.00–$130
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$91.00	$130	$28.00–$130
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$35.00	$59.50	$11.00–$69.00
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$14.00	$20.00	$4.00–$20.00
Urinalysis `81001`	$26.00	$37.00	$8.00–$37.00
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$57.00	$84.00	$18.00–$86.00
EKG tracing `93005`	$17.00	$97.50	$5.00–$171
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$189	$270	$59.00–$270
CT head without contrast `70450`	$1,061	$1,515	$331–$1,515
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$2,680	$3,828	$836–$3,828
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$490	$700	$153–$700
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$408	$583	$127–$583
IV push, single drug `96374`	$76.00	$658	$24.00–$658
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$291	$658	$91.00–$658
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$416	$5,136	$153–$9,678
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$309	$5,516	$115–$10,590
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$1,093	$12,734	$474–$23,906
Vaginal delivery, routine care `59400`	$5,166	$7,380	$1,613–$7,380
Cesarean delivery, routine care `59510`	$5,705	$8,150	$1,781–$8,150

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Frio Regional Hospital price transparency page.

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Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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