Ascension Sacred Heart Bay
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay in Panama City, FL charges 6.2x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 66 analyzed procedures, reflecting significant price variation in nonprofit hospital billing.
Panama City, FL 32401 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.25x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
10.4x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
66
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $161,965 | $80,983 | — | 10.4x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $240,612 | $120,306 | — | 9.7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $269,622 | $134,811 | — | 9.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $35,640 | $17,820 | — | 8.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $24,847 | $12,424 | — | 8.3x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $294,265 | $147,133 | — | 8.1x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $158,430 | $79,215 | — | 8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $72,596 | $36,298 | — | 7.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $82,115 | $41,058 | — | 7.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $118,803 | $59,402 | — | 7.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $23,530 | $11,765 | — | 7.5x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $48,539 | $24,269 | — | 7.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $42,490 | $21,245 | — | 7.2x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $243,631 | $121,816 | — | 7.1x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $356,274 | $178,137 | — | 7.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $90,948 | $45,474 | — | 7.1x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $85,066 | $42,533 | — | 7.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $42,376 | $21,188 | — | 7x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $39,541 | $19,770 | — | 7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $35,499 | $17,750 | — | 7x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $37,793 | $18,897 | — | 6.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $124,698 | $62,349 | — | 6.8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $116,813 | $58,407 | — | 6.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $42,575 | $21,287 | — | 6.7x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $88,635 | $44,317 | — | 6.6x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $37,155 | $18,578 | — | 6.6x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $32,042 | $16,021 | — | 6.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $31,755 | $15,878 | — | 6.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $47,740 | $23,870 | — | 6.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $39,331 | $19,666 | — | 6.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $38,933 | $19,466 | — | 6.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $130,468 | $65,234 | — | 6.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $39,065 | $19,532 | — | 6.3x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $38,092 | $19,046 | — | 6.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $28,176 | $14,088 | — | 6.3x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $147,144 | $73,572 | — | 6.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $49,781 | $24,891 | — | 6.1x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $28,510 | $14,255 | — | 6.1x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $55,339 | $27,670 | — | 6x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $111,634 | $55,817 | — | 5.9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $46,040 | $23,020 | — | 5.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $26,076 | $13,038 | — | 5.6x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $34,751 | $17,376 | — | 5.6x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $40,108 | $20,054 | — | 5.5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $148,665 | $74,333 | — | 5.5x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $38,661 | $19,330 | — | 5.5x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $31,366 | $15,683 | — | 5.4x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $147,916 | $73,958 | — | 5.3x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $27,586 | $13,793 | — | 5.1x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $69,261 | $34,631 | — | 5.1x |
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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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