Deaconess Medical Center
DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER in Spokane, WA charges 5.7x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 65 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit-private hospital.
Spokane, WA 99210 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.69x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
12.32x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
65
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
4.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 658 | $130,559 | $65,280 | — | 12.3x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $293,563 | $146,781 | — | 11.2x |
| O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 621 | $89,857 | $44,929 | — | 10x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $78,704 | $39,352 | — | 9.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $193,517 | $96,758 | — | 9.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $97,352 | $48,676 | — | 8.4x |
| MAJOR MALE PELVIC PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC | 707 | $115,542 | $57,771 | — | 8.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $35,317 | $17,658 | — | 8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $104,753 | $52,376 | — | 7.8x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $200,195 | $100,097 | — | 7.7x |
| PSYCHOSES | 885 | $87,776 | $43,888 | — | 7.5x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $122,067 | $61,034 | — | 7.5x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $74,213 | $37,107 | — | 7.1x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $225,767 | $112,883 | — | 7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $93,032 | $46,516 | — | 6.6x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $288,117 | $144,058 | — | 6.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $156,915 | $78,457 | — | 6.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $38,373 | $19,187 | — | 6.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $133,999 | $67,000 | — | 6.2x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $114,372 | $57,186 | — | 6.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $188,278 | $94,139 | — | 6x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $148,410 | $74,205 | — | 5.9x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $30,850 | $15,425 | — | 5.9x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $91,188 | $45,594 | — | 5.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $32,278 | $16,139 | — | 5.9x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $141,448 | $70,724 | — | 5.8x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $33,295 | $16,648 | — | 5.7x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $27,181 | $13,590 | — | 5.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $15,853 | $7,926 | — | 5.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $34,097 | $17,049 | — | 5.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $42,278 | $21,139 | — | 5.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $66,857 | $33,429 | — | 5.5x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $30,671 | $15,335 | — | 5.5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $170,772 | $85,386 | — | 5.4x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $165,667 | $82,833 | — | 5.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $29,277 | $14,639 | — | 5x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $49,043 | $24,522 | — | 5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $100,782 | $50,391 | — | 5x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $28,735 | $14,367 | — | 5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $30,671 | $15,335 | — | 4.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $61,880 | $30,940 | — | 4.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $37,623 | $18,811 | — | 4.4x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $27,405 | $13,703 | — | 4.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $35,769 | $17,884 | — | 4.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $100,877 | $50,438 | — | 4.3x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $47,346 | $23,673 | — | 4.3x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $112,985 | $56,492 | — | 4.3x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $50,181 | $25,090 | — | 4.1x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $40,361 | $20,181 | — | 4.1x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $34,552 | $17,276 | — | 4.1x |
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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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