Community Hospital East
Community Hospital East in Indianapolis charges 5.2x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 78 analyzed procedures, reflecting significant price variation in the local healthcare market.
Indianapolis, IN 46219 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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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
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.21x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
11.75x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
78
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 | $129,776 | $64,888 | — | 11.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $131,825 | $65,913 | — | 10.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $64,189 | $32,094 | — | 8.8x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $106,015 | $53,007 | — | 7.8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $48,903 | $24,451 | — | 7.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $164,757 | $82,379 | — | 7.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $97,242 | $48,621 | — | 6.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $59,385 | $29,693 | — | 6.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $117,376 | $58,688 | — | 6.6x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $43,633 | $21,817 | — | 6.4x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $190,795 | $95,398 | — | 6.4x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $34,601 | $17,301 | — | 6.3x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $85,477 | $42,739 | — | 6.3x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $60,467 | $30,233 | — | 6.3x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $260,607 | $130,304 | — | 6.1x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $39,409 | $19,705 | — | 6.1x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $30,564 | $15,282 | — | 6x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $142,765 | $71,382 | — | 5.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $19,363 | $9,681 | — | 5.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $91,678 | $45,839 | — | 5.8x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 244 | $73,218 | $36,609 | — | 5.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $57,203 | $28,602 | — | 5.8x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $250,322 | $125,161 | — | 5.8x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $73,432 | $36,716 | — | 5.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $68,563 | $34,282 | — | 5.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 273 | $165,705 | $82,852 | — | 5.6x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $165,897 | $82,949 | — | 5.5x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $139,123 | $69,562 | — | 5.5x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $97,454 | $48,727 | — | 5.5x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $44,595 | $22,297 | — | 5.4x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $149,779 | $74,889 | — | 5.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $37,860 | $18,930 | — | 5.3x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $39,439 | $19,719 | — | 5.2x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 270 | $183,544 | $91,772 | — | 5.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $36,995 | $18,497 | — | 5.2x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $36,859 | $18,429 | — | 5.1x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $126,464 | $63,232 | — | 5.1x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 035 | $79,302 | $39,651 | — | 5.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $43,436 | $21,718 | — | 5.1x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $90,707 | $45,354 | — | 5.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $26,555 | $13,277 | — | 5x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $84,214 | $42,107 | — | 4.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $31,981 | $15,990 | — | 4.8x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $39,992 | $19,996 | — | 4.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $112,971 | $56,485 | — | 4.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $23,024 | $11,512 | — | 4.7x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $196,988 | $98,494 | — | 4.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $27,543 | $13,772 | — | 4.7x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $27,197 | $13,598 | — | 4.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $52,653 | $26,327 | — | 4.6x |
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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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