Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital
CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana charges 6.0x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 81 analyzed procedures, reflecting significant price variation in this nonprofit healthcare facility.
Alexandria, LA 71301 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.03x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
14.97x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
81
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 CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $163,457 | $81,728 | — | 15x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $137,371 | $68,686 | — | 12.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $205,871 | $102,936 | — | 10.1x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $56,550 | $28,275 | — | 9.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $35,544 | $17,772 | — | 9.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $184,299 | $92,150 | — | 9.2x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $302,386 | $151,193 | — | 9.1x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $58,741 | $29,371 | — | 9.1x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $58,946 | $29,473 | — | 8.8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $36,491 | $18,246 | — | 7.8x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 270 | $311,475 | $155,737 | — | 7.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $68,246 | $34,123 | — | 7.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $37,636 | $18,818 | — | 7.3x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $62,730 | $31,365 | — | 7.2x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $155,152 | $77,576 | — | 7x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $210,425 | $105,213 | — | 6.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $81,852 | $40,926 | — | 6.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 684 | $16,813 | $8,406 | — | 6.5x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $103,394 | $51,697 | — | 6.5x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $50,856 | $25,428 | — | 6.4x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $100,082 | $50,041 | — | 6.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $24,528 | $12,264 | — | 6.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $74,675 | $37,337 | — | 6.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $35,244 | $17,622 | — | 6.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $65,789 | $32,895 | — | 6.1x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $128,407 | $64,204 | — | 6.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $79,625 | $39,812 | — | 6.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $188,506 | $94,253 | — | 6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $27,697 | $13,848 | — | 6x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $35,937 | $17,969 | — | 6x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $22,230 | $11,115 | — | 6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $252,688 | $126,344 | — | 5.9x |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITHOUT MCC | 303 | $20,544 | $10,272 | — | 5.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $15,661 | $7,831 | — | 5.9x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $56,908 | $28,454 | — | 5.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $19,567 | $9,784 | — | 5.9x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $60,276 | $30,138 | — | 5.8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $99,096 | $49,548 | — | 5.7x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $103,703 | $51,851 | — | 5.7x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $25,083 | $12,541 | — | 5.6x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $25,071 | $12,536 | — | 5.6x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $40,119 | $20,059 | — | 5.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $81,814 | $40,907 | — | 5.4x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $25,541 | $12,771 | — | 5.4x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $28,145 | $14,072 | — | 5.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $23,373 | $11,686 | — | 5.4x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $22,509 | $11,254 | — | 5.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $61,911 | $30,955 | — | 5.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $22,897 | $11,449 | — | 5.3x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $25,179 | $12,590 | — | 5.3x |
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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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