Valley Regional Medical Center prices. From its own published file.

Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, 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.

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Sep 2026file last updated

$2,419cash price for iv fluids, first hour (list $2,643)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$2,872	$2,872	$50.85–$3,332
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$5,074	$5,074	$320–$13,271
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$8,342	$8,342	$400–$14,135
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$2,340	$2,340	$9.33–$1,989
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$1,995	$1,995	$8.43–$1,696
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	—	—	$6.46–$86.33
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$140	$140	$3.00–$948
Urinalysis `81001`	$381	$381	$2.63–$324
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$1,388	$1,388	$10.37–$1,180
EKG tracing `93005`	$2,020	$2,020	$141–$1,717
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$1,896	$1,896	$33.41–$1,611
CT head without contrast `70450`	$13,375	$13,375	$104–$11,368
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$21,893	$21,893	$309–$18,609
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$21,920	$21,920	$195–$18,632
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$6,881	$6,881	$104–$5,849
IV push, single drug `96374`	$305	$433	$30.28–$600
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$2,419	$2,643	$126–$2,247
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$34.91	$34.91	$0.27–$29.67
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$1.36	$5.67	$0.10–$367
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	—	—	$325–$8,580
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	—	—	$332–$8,580
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	—	—	$1,077–$15,613
Vaginal delivery, routine care `59400`	—	—	$948–$31,012
Cesarean delivery, routine care `59510`	—	—	$948–$34,384

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: Valley Regional Medical Center 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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