Community Hospital South, Inc.
Community Hospital South, Inc. in Indianapolis charges 5.4x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 55 analyzed procedures, representing a significant markup above the government benchmark.
Indianapolis, IN 46227 · 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
5.36x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
10.72x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
55
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 DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $136,311 | $68,156 | — | 10.7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $66,304 | $33,152 | — | 9.9x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $46,024 | $23,012 | — | 9x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $75,275 | $37,638 | — | 7.4x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $73,519 | $36,759 | — | 6.7x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $83,477 | $41,739 | — | 6.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $33,362 | $16,681 | — | 6.5x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $51,508 | $25,754 | — | 6.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $29,813 | $14,906 | — | 6.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $38,036 | $19,018 | — | 6.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $56,249 | $28,125 | — | 6.2x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $47,947 | $23,973 | — | 6.2x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $35,648 | $17,824 | — | 6.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $29,760 | $14,880 | — | 6.1x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $198,056 | $99,028 | — | 6.1x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $73,973 | $36,987 | — | 6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $28,889 | $14,444 | — | 5.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $37,816 | $18,908 | — | 5.9x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $224,238 | $112,119 | — | 5.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $25,668 | $12,834 | — | 5.6x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $47,113 | $23,557 | — | 5.5x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $75,935 | $37,968 | — | 5.5x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $33,265 | $16,632 | — | 5.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $15,606 | $7,803 | — | 5.2x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $36,531 | $18,265 | — | 5.2x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $42,175 | $21,087 | — | 5.1x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $22,033 | $11,017 | — | 5.1x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $24,830 | $12,415 | — | 5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $36,635 | $18,317 | — | 5x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $32,467 | $16,234 | — | 4.9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $67,822 | $33,911 | — | 4.9x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $153,321 | $76,661 | — | 4.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $38,943 | $19,471 | — | 4.7x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $139,685 | $69,842 | — | 4.7x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $24,123 | $12,061 | — | 4.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $23,385 | $11,692 | — | 4.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $57,861 | $28,931 | — | 4.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $26,140 | $13,070 | — | 4.6x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $24,170 | $12,085 | — | 4.5x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $29,242 | $14,621 | — | 4.5x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $21,136 | $10,568 | — | 4.5x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $58,044 | $29,022 | — | 4.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $55,811 | $27,906 | — | 4.4x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $30,689 | $15,345 | — | 4.4x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $27,092 | $13,546 | — | 4.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $29,146 | $14,573 | — | 4.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $33,416 | $16,708 | — | 4.3x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $74,296 | $37,148 | — | 4.2x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $25,741 | $12,870 | — | 4.1x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $40,192 | $20,096 | — | 4x |
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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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