Medical costs in Providence, RI
3 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Elena Vasquez , Medical Billing Research Lead · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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3 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
3
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
0.62x
Top procedures by average charge in PROVIDENCE
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 454 | 2 | $130,301 | 0.52x | 2.5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 2 | $112,928 | 0.56x | 2.8x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 253 | 2 | $103,915 | 0.82x | 4.4x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCCDRG 242 | 2 | $98,678 | 0.65x | 3.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 2 | $96,175 | 0.59x | 3.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 329 | 2 | $94,626 | 0.47x | 2.7x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 2 | $75,641 | 0.48x | 2.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 286 | 2 | $72,848 | 0.72x | 3.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCCDRG 322 | 2 | $71,352 | 0.64x | 4.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 330 | 2 | $67,994 | 0.62x | 3.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCCDRG 247 | 2 | $66,269 | 0.59x | 4.5x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CCDRG 243 | 2 | $65,988 | 0.63x | 3.3x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCCDRG 919 | 2 | $62,641 | 0.71x | 3.9x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 314 | 2 | $57,845 | 0.65x | 3.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 3 | $53,649 | 0.71x | 3.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 3 | $45,531 | 0.64x | 3.4x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 3 | $45,097 | 0.72x | 3x |
| PSYCHOSESDRG 885 | 3 | $44,993 | 0.96x | 3.5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 3 | $41,664 | 0.76x | 3.9x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 3 | $40,111 | 0.80x | 3.7x |
Hospitals in PROVIDENCE
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.