Adventhealth Central Texas billing

2201 S Clear Creek Road, Killeen, Texas 76542

  • Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Acute Care Hospitals
  • CMS rating 3 of 5

1. Call billing

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

Main hospital line
(254) 526-7523
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2. See if you qualify for free or discounted care

As a nonprofit hospital, Adventhealth Central Texas must have a written financial assistance policy under IRS rule 501(r). You can usually apply up to 240 days after your first bill, even if it went to collections.

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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 Adventhealth Central Texas billing.

  • Request an itemized bill
    Every charge, with its billing code. Start here.
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  • Apply for financial assistance
    Cover letter for the hospital's application, with a request to pause collections.
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  • Dispute a charge
    For duplicate lines, services you didn't get, or prices you want explained.
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Adventhealth Central Texas in Killeen, Texas receives a BillKarma billing grade of C based on an average markup of 4.8x Medicare rates across 15 procedures in their published price transparency file. This places it at rank 33 in Texas by markup ratio. The highest individual markups are for Egd biopsy single/multiple (9.0x Medicare) and Abscess Drainage (7.2x Medicare). This hospital prices above the national average. Review procedure-level costs before scheduling non-emergency care.

Common procedure prices

Last updated: 2026-10-21

Code Description Hospital charge Medicare pays Markup
43239 Egd biopsy single/multiple $1117.00 $123.58 9.0×
10060 Abscess Drainage $721.79 $100.54 7.2×
11042 Wound Debridement $378.00 $55.78 6.8×
45378 Diagnostic colonoscopy $1004.00 $164.67 6.1×
45385 Colonoscopy w/lesion removal $1350.00 $223.45 6.0×
20610 Joint Injection (drainage) $192.00 $39.75 4.8×
27447 Total Knee Replacement $4332.00 $1159.35 3.7×
27130 Total Hip Replacement $4338.00 $1162.02 3.7×
23472 Shoulder Replacement $4636.00 $1300.30 3.6×
27236 Hip Fracture Repair $3808.00 $1089.87 3.5×
22551 Cervical Spine Fusion $5577.00 $1604.91 3.5×
22630 Arthrd pst tq 1ntrspc lum $5146.00 $1510.72 3.4×
47562 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy $2149.00 $631.95 3.4×
44970 Laparoscopy appendectomy $1955.00 $578.17 3.4×
29881 Knee Arthroscopy $1706.00 $515.71 3.3×

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

How to dispute a bill from Adventhealth Central Texas

Last updated: 2026-10-21

ADVENTHEALTH CENTRAL TEXAS currently shows a billing grade of C with an average markup around 4.8x versus Medicare reference rates. In currently loaded benchmark samples, this is below the state average (7.9x) and below the national average (8.0x). Use that benchmark when asking billing to review line items and justify large gaps. This hospital appears to be nonprofit. Ask for the formal financial assistance application, income thresholds, and deadline rules before making payment commitments. Reported charity-care level is not reported. Before paying, scan your bill with BillKarma to identify line-item issues and generate a dispute packet.

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Map shows Adventhealth Central Texas at 2201 S CLEAR CREEK ROAD, Killeen, Texas, 76542. Nearby hospitals within 50 miles include Adventhealth Rollins Brook, Ascension Providence, Andrews Women's Hospital at Baylor Scott & White - Fort Worth.

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