Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Missouri Baptist Medical Center in Saint Louis charges 5.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 133 analyzed procedures, reflecting the pricing patterns common among nonprofit private hospitals.
Saint Louis, MO 63131 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.49x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
10.02x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
133
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $21,988 | $10,994 | — | 10x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 446 | $35,192 | $17,596 | — | 9.7x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $38,102 | $19,051 | — | 9.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $26,651 | $13,326 | — | 9.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $40,065 | $20,033 | — | 8.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $89,270 | $44,635 | — | 8.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $40,391 | $20,196 | — | 8.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $41,572 | $20,786 | — | 8.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $17,503 | $8,752 | — | 7.8x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $26,353 | $13,176 | — | 7.8x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $24,668 | $12,334 | — | 7.7x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $29,087 | $14,544 | — | 7.4x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $42,098 | $21,049 | — | 7.3x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $34,600 | $17,300 | — | 7.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $28,439 | $14,219 | — | 7.2x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $51,590 | $25,795 | — | 7.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $24,706 | $12,353 | — | 7.1x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $39,702 | $19,851 | — | 7.1x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $38,940 | $19,470 | — | 7x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $26,618 | $13,309 | — | 6.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $25,060 | $12,530 | — | 6.7x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $29,978 | $14,989 | — | 6.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $132,671 | $66,335 | — | 6.5x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $31,381 | $15,691 | — | 6.5x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $33,899 | $16,949 | — | 6.5x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $29,799 | $14,900 | — | 6.5x |
| BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 519 | $65,705 | $32,852 | — | 6.4x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $42,566 | $21,283 | — | 6.4x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $60,672 | $30,336 | — | 6.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $31,628 | $15,814 | — | 6.3x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $29,182 | $14,591 | — | 6.3x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $21,484 | $10,742 | — | 6.2x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $29,561 | $14,780 | — | 6.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $44,094 | $22,047 | — | 6.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $23,324 | $11,662 | — | 6.1x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $26,426 | $13,213 | — | 6.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $93,383 | $46,692 | — | 6.1x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $27,284 | $13,642 | — | 6.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 658 | $51,344 | $25,672 | — | 6.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH CC | 657 | $65,154 | $32,577 | — | 6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $23,028 | $11,514 | — | 6x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $21,012 | $10,506 | — | 5.9x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $23,841 | $11,921 | — | 5.9x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $27,904 | $13,952 | — | 5.9x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $23,862 | $11,931 | — | 5.8x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $25,376 | $12,688 | — | 5.8x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH CC | 181 | $41,103 | $20,551 | — | 5.8x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $63,562 | $31,781 | — | 5.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $43,619 | $21,809 | — | 5.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $74,746 | $37,373 | — | 5.8x |
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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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