What is Valley Baptist Medical Center's billing grade?

BillKarma gives Valley Baptist Medical Center a billing grade of N/A. This grade is based on an average markup of unknown Medicare rates across 2 procedures in their CMS-published price transparency file.

How much do common procedures cost at Valley Baptist Medical Center?

Valley Baptist Medical Center has an average markup of unknown Medicare rates. See the procedure price table on this page for specific CPT codes and charges.

Does Valley Baptist Medical Center offer financial assistance?

Contact Valley Baptist Medical Center's billing department to ask about financial assistance programs. Request their written financial assistance policy and ask about income eligibility thresholds.

Valley Baptist Medical Center billing

1040 West Jefferson, Brownsville, Texas 78520

1. Call billing

Have your account number ready. Ask for an itemized bill and ask whether you can apply for financial assistance.

We don't have a phone number for this hospital yet. The billing office number is printed on your bill.

2. See if you qualify for free or discounted care

Hospitals that aren't nonprofit don't have to offer financial assistance, but many do. Ask billing for their policy, and check your income below.

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3. Send it in writing

A written request creates a record. Fill in your details, then print, email or mail it to Valley Baptist Medical Center billing.

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Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas is a general hospital. BillKarma was unable to compute a billing grade for this hospital because their published price transparency file contains only 2 procedures — insufficient for a representative markup analysis.

Common procedure prices

Last updated: 2026-10-21

Code	Description	Hospital charge	Medicare pays	Markup	Your est. cost
10060	Abscess Drainage	$5504.12	$100.54	54.7×	—
11042	Wound Debridement	$536.25	$55.78	9.6×	—

Highlighted: charged at 5× or more what Medicare pays for the same code.

How to dispute a bill from Valley Baptist Medical Center

Last updated: 2026-10-21

Valley Baptist Medical Center does not have enough pricing data in their published file for BillKarma to compute a billing grade. However, you can still dispute individual charges using Medicare rates as your benchmark. Request the self-pay or cash discount rate from billing — most hospitals offer significant reductions off their list prices for uninsured or high-deductible patients. Request an itemized bill with CPT codes from their billing department, then use the BillKarma calculator to look up the Medicare rate for each code.

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Prices at a glance

Billing grade: Limited data
Typical price vs. Medicare: —
Procedures compared: 2
Cash discount: Not reported
Patient Experience: Not Reported

From the hospital's price transparency file, compared with 2026 Medicare rates. Last updated: 2026-10-21. How grades work

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