Commercial rate index · metro cell
Brownsville-Harlingen healthcare rate index
Commercial contracted rates in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX run 0.75x the national Medicare fee schedule across the office-visit basket. Index 78, where 100 is the national standard.
Index 78
0.75x Medicare
2,798 verified rate points
8/8 basket codes
state index 95.3
The basket in Brownsville-Harlingen
as of 2026-07-15| CPT | Service | Metro median | vs Medicare | Rate points | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99202 | Office visit, new patient, 15-29 min | $69.52 | 0.98x | 408 | Benchmark |
| 99203 | Office visit, new patient, 30-44 min | $82.56 | 0.75x | 265 | Benchmark |
| 99204 | Office visit, new patient, 45-59 min | $152.96 | 0.92x | 274 | Benchmark |
| 99205 | Office visit, new patient, 60-74 min | $177.04 | 0.80x | 775 | Benchmark |
| 99212 | Office visit, established patient, 10-19 min | $34.20 | 0.60x | 258 | Benchmark |
| 99213 | Office visit, established patient, 20-29 min | $62.82 | 0.68x | 275 | Benchmark |
| 99214 | Office visit, established patient, 30-39 min | $92.66 | 0.70x | 280 | Benchmark |
| 99215 | Office visit, established patient, 40-54 min | $139.63 | 0.75x | 263 | Benchmark |
Medians across the full verified distribution of practice-level contracted rates in this CBSA (15180). Floor: 11 verified rate points per code, non-degenerate spread. Denominator: CMS PFS CY2026 national non-facility. Methodology v1.0.
Documented reimbursement figures are modeled, not guaranteed. Derived from federally mandated Transparency in Coverage data (45 CFR 147.212). No PHI.
The market around it.
Brownsville-Harlingen prints below its state cell (Texas at 95.3) and below the national standard of 100.
Cite this page
Source: Reddenda Commercial Rate Atlas, Brownsville-Harlingen, TX. Reddenda. https://reddenda.health/atlas/tx/brownsville-harlingen-15180/
Derivation federally mandated TiC MRFs, verified to provider identityCBSA 15180 · metro grainas of 2026-07-15 · methodology v1.0