Barnes Jewish Hospital
Barnes Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, MO charges 5.0x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 275 analyzed procedures, positioning it among nonprofit hospitals with moderate pricing relative to government benchmarks.
Saint Louis, MO 63110 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.95x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
9.37x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
275
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $241,950 | $120,975 | — | 9.4x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITHOUT MCC | 651 | $273,174 | $136,587 | — | 9.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $59,313 | $29,656 | — | 8.8x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC | 206 | $56,031 | $28,015 | — | 8x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $297,091 | $148,546 | — | 7.9x |
| HYPERTENSION WITH MCC | 304 | $88,038 | $44,019 | — | 7.7x |
| NEUROLOGICAL EYE DISORDERS | 123 | $64,564 | $32,282 | — | 7.6x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $46,643 | $23,322 | — | 7.4x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH CC | 436 | $64,669 | $32,334 | — | 7.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $63,682 | $31,841 | — | 7.2x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $51,644 | $25,822 | — | 7.1x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $69,437 | $34,719 | — | 7x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $59,482 | $29,741 | — | 6.9x |
| OTHER MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASTIC DIAGNOSES WITH MC | 843 | $117,493 | $58,747 | — | 6.9x |
| BONE DISEASES AND ARTHROPATHIES WITHOUT MCC | 554 | $53,932 | $26,966 | — | 6.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $113,771 | $56,885 | — | 6.7x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITHOUT CC/MCC | 842 | $64,064 | $32,032 | — | 6.6x |
| OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 580 | $90,017 | $45,009 | — | 6.5x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $58,937 | $29,468 | — | 6.5x |
| MINOR SKIN DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 607 | $49,075 | $24,537 | — | 6.4x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITH MCC | 947 | $67,702 | $33,851 | — | 6.4x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITHOUT MCC | 055 | $79,852 | $39,926 | — | 6.4x |
| SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH CC OR SPINAL NEUROSTIMULATORS | 029 | $169,095 | $84,547 | — | 6.3x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $59,663 | $29,831 | — | 6.3x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 229 | $177,332 | $88,666 | — | 6.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $49,868 | $24,934 | — | 6.3x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $58,537 | $29,268 | — | 6.2x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH CC | 841 | $110,002 | $55,001 | — | 6.2x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $94,192 | $47,096 | — | 6.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $56,330 | $28,165 | — | 6.1x |
| ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH CC | 835 | $141,554 | $70,777 | — | 6.1x |
| UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITH CC/MCC | 742 | $82,663 | $41,332 | — | 6.1x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $89,389 | $44,695 | — | 6.1x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $85,144 | $42,572 | — | 6.1x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $71,695 | $35,848 | — | 6.1x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $67,295 | $33,648 | — | 6x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $95,403 | $47,702 | — | 6x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $72,062 | $36,031 | — | 6x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $49,666 | $24,833 | — | 6x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $42,678 | $21,339 | — | 6x |
| VIRAL ILLNESS WITHOUT MCC | 866 | $53,748 | $26,874 | — | 5.9x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH OTHER PROCEDURES WITH CC | 824 | $192,493 | $96,246 | — | 5.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, EXPIRED WITH MCC | 283 | $123,509 | $61,754 | — | 5.9x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $84,388 | $42,194 | — | 5.9x |
| BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 519 | $97,794 | $48,897 | — | 5.9x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $47,058 | $23,529 | — | 5.9x |
| NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 988 | $71,462 | $35,731 | — | 5.9x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $41,212 | $20,606 | — | 5.8x |
| UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 737 | $97,015 | $48,508 | — | 5.8x |
| ADRENAL AND PITUITARY PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC | 614 | $176,122 | $88,061 | — | 5.8x |
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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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