Ascension Providence
ASCENSION PROVIDENCE in Waco, Texas charges 4.4x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 71 analyzed procedures, reflecting the pricing structure at this nonprofit-private hospital.
Waco, TX 76712 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.38x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
9.04x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
71
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $224,386 | $112,193 | — | 9x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $119,046 | $59,523 | — | 8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $101,427 | $50,714 | — | 7.6x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $92,358 | $46,179 | — | 7.5x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $130,824 | $65,412 | — | 7.5x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $296,807 | $148,403 | — | 7.1x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 244 | $82,256 | $41,128 | — | 6.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $27,506 | $13,753 | — | 6.2x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $46,746 | $23,373 | — | 6x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $133,497 | $66,748 | — | 5.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $127,966 | $63,983 | — | 5.6x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $137,889 | $68,945 | — | 5.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $22,034 | $11,017 | — | 5.6x |
| MAJOR MALE PELVIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 708 | $49,926 | $24,963 | — | 5.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $73,082 | $36,541 | — | 5.3x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $75,151 | $37,575 | — | 5.3x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $27,159 | $13,579 | — | 5x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $31,339 | $15,669 | — | 4.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $53,446 | $26,723 | — | 4.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $15,720 | $7,860 | — | 4.6x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $41,872 | $20,936 | — | 4.6x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $120,929 | $60,465 | — | 4.6x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $52,465 | $26,232 | — | 4.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $26,924 | $13,462 | — | 4.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $23,502 | $11,751 | — | 4.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $64,832 | $32,416 | — | 4.3x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $30,590 | $15,295 | — | 4.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $36,880 | $18,440 | — | 4.2x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $26,376 | $13,188 | — | 4.2x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $22,051 | $11,026 | — | 4.2x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $69,468 | $34,734 | — | 4.2x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $37,287 | $18,643 | — | 4.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $22,981 | $11,490 | — | 4.1x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $130,691 | $65,345 | — | 4.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $76,510 | $38,255 | — | 4.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $31,431 | $15,715 | — | 4x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $23,348 | $11,674 | — | 4x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $125,602 | $62,801 | — | 4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $24,824 | $12,412 | — | 3.9x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $28,643 | $14,321 | — | 3.9x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $22,880 | $11,440 | — | 3.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $23,021 | $11,511 | — | 3.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $21,150 | $10,575 | — | 3.8x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $32,895 | $16,448 | — | 3.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $18,807 | $9,404 | — | 3.8x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $22,410 | $11,205 | — | 3.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $24,545 | $12,272 | — | 3.7x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $42,188 | $21,094 | — | 3.7x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $16,311 | $8,155 | — | 3.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $31,914 | $15,957 | — | 3.6x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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