Cox Medical Centers
COX MEDICAL CENTERS in Springfield, MO charges 5.4x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 139 analyzed procedures, operating as a nonprofit-private healthcare facility.
Springfield, MO 65807 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.39x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
9.32x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
139
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 | $105,689 | $52,845 | — | 9.3x |
| HYPERTENSION WITH MCC | 304 | $61,395 | $30,697 | — | 9.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $49,205 | $24,602 | — | 8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $88,250 | $44,125 | — | 7.8x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $46,825 | $23,412 | — | 7.8x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $103,390 | $51,695 | — | 7.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $44,077 | $22,039 | — | 7.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $138,382 | $69,191 | — | 7.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $30,505 | $15,253 | — | 7.4x |
| ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT | 062 | $83,218 | $41,609 | — | 7.4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $47,004 | $23,502 | — | 7x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $40,259 | $20,130 | — | 7x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $147,850 | $73,925 | — | 6.9x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $37,517 | $18,758 | — | 6.8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $120,799 | $60,399 | — | 6.6x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $76,756 | $38,378 | — | 6.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $52,149 | $26,074 | — | 6.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $39,532 | $19,766 | — | 6.5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $54,463 | $27,231 | — | 6.5x |
| AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 617 | $69,305 | $34,653 | — | 6.4x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $163,919 | $81,960 | — | 6.4x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $35,116 | $17,558 | — | 6.3x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $36,414 | $18,207 | — | 6.3x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $76,298 | $38,149 | — | 6.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $57,551 | $28,775 | — | 6.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $82,650 | $41,325 | — | 6.3x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $72,898 | $36,449 | — | 6.2x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $37,829 | $18,915 | — | 6.2x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $30,802 | $15,401 | — | 6.2x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $183,916 | $91,958 | — | 6.1x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $42,097 | $21,049 | — | 6.1x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $81,010 | $40,505 | — | 6.1x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $38,058 | $19,029 | — | 6.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $57,075 | $28,537 | — | 6.1x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $52,015 | $26,007 | — | 6.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $89,718 | $44,859 | — | 6.1x |
| LIMB REATTACHMENT, HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA | 956 | $194,920 | $97,460 | — | 6x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $28,565 | $14,283 | — | 6x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $53,647 | $26,823 | — | 6x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $83,336 | $41,668 | — | 6x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $62,261 | $31,130 | — | 5.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $114,878 | $57,439 | — | 5.9x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $48,809 | $24,405 | — | 5.8x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $29,827 | $14,913 | — | 5.8x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $144,507 | $72,253 | — | 5.8x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $39,593 | $19,797 | — | 5.8x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $110,956 | $55,478 | — | 5.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $29,403 | $14,701 | — | 5.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $37,189 | $18,594 | — | 5.7x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $169,202 | $84,601 | — | 5.7x |
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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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