Centura Health-penrose St Francis Health Services
CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES in Colorado Springs charges 8.4x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 126 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit hospital.
Colorado Springs, CO 80907 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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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
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
8.45x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
16.32x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
126
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
2.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $63,182 | $31,591 | — | 16.3x |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $72,351 | $36,176 | — | 13.9x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $61,326 | $30,663 | — | 12.8x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $54,927 | $27,463 | — | 12.5x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $60,084 | $30,042 | — | 12.4x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $52,704 | $26,352 | — | 12.1x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $77,293 | $38,647 | — | 12.1x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $79,911 | $39,956 | — | 12x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $75,577 | $37,789 | — | 11.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $67,951 | $33,976 | — | 11.9x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 565 | $67,339 | $33,670 | — | 11.6x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $68,852 | $34,426 | — | 11.4x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH MCC | 056 | $169,685 | $84,843 | — | 11.3x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $83,489 | $41,744 | — | 11.1x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $105,227 | $52,613 | — | 10.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $50,836 | $25,418 | — | 10.7x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $54,813 | $27,406 | — | 10.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $46,850 | $23,425 | — | 10.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $49,701 | $24,851 | — | 10.6x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $59,875 | $29,937 | — | 10.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $50,789 | $25,395 | — | 10.4x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $57,908 | $28,954 | — | 10.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $60,843 | $30,421 | — | 10.1x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $120,010 | $60,005 | — | 10.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $63,539 | $31,769 | — | 10.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $114,670 | $57,335 | — | 10x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $49,780 | $24,890 | — | 10x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $51,815 | $25,907 | — | 10x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $119,484 | $59,742 | — | 10x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $73,955 | $36,977 | — | 9.9x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $93,918 | $46,959 | — | 9.9x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $93,950 | $46,975 | — | 9.8x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $65,600 | $32,800 | — | 9.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $25,886 | $12,943 | — | 9.8x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $68,640 | $34,320 | — | 9.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $43,169 | $21,584 | — | 9.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $215,238 | $107,619 | — | 9.5x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITH MCC | 551 | $102,990 | $51,495 | — | 9.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $57,280 | $28,640 | — | 9.4x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $65,521 | $32,761 | — | 9.4x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $90,254 | $45,127 | — | 9.3x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH MCC | 085 | $110,112 | $55,056 | — | 9.1x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $101,432 | $50,716 | — | 9.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $112,736 | $56,368 | — | 9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $69,543 | $34,772 | — | 8.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $56,551 | $28,276 | — | 8.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $173,867 | $86,933 | — | 8.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $46,606 | $23,303 | — | 8.6x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $71,686 | $35,843 | — | 8.6x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $47,851 | $23,926 | — | 8.5x |
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