Saint Francis Medical Center
Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO charges 8.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 62 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit hospital.
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
8.05x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
14.6x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
62
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
1.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 621 | $120,454 | $60,227 | — | 14.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $159,782 | $79,891 | — | 14.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $80,161 | $40,081 | — | 11.1x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $80,850 | $40,425 | — | 10.7x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $101,660 | $50,830 | — | 10.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $37,613 | $18,807 | — | 10.1x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $327,566 | $163,783 | — | 10.1x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $45,869 | $22,934 | — | 9.7x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $240,401 | $120,201 | — | 9.6x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $235,335 | $117,668 | — | 9.5x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $163,271 | $81,635 | — | 9.5x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $62,294 | $31,147 | — | 9.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $27,537 | $13,769 | — | 9.3x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 982 | $157,945 | $78,973 | — | 9.2x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $47,062 | $23,531 | — | 9.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $43,767 | $21,883 | — | 9.2x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $96,440 | $48,220 | — | 9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $285,249 | $142,625 | — | 8.9x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $261,725 | $130,862 | — | 8.9x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $75,223 | $37,612 | — | 8.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $39,332 | $19,666 | — | 8.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $59,866 | $29,933 | — | 8.6x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 517 | $71,280 | $35,640 | — | 8.4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $43,195 | $21,598 | — | 8.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $167,981 | $83,990 | — | 8.3x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $107,978 | $53,989 | — | 8.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $64,322 | $32,161 | — | 8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $68,058 | $34,029 | — | 8x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $52,118 | $26,059 | — | 8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $109,407 | $54,704 | — | 7.9x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $38,607 | $19,304 | — | 7.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $45,681 | $22,840 | — | 7.8x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $47,715 | $23,858 | — | 7.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $104,867 | $52,434 | — | 7.7x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $40,625 | $20,312 | — | 7.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $70,140 | $35,070 | — | 7.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $33,151 | $16,576 | — | 7.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $79,655 | $39,827 | — | 7.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $45,153 | $22,576 | — | 7.5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $52,404 | $26,202 | — | 7.2x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $115,452 | $57,726 | — | 7.1x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $72,113 | $36,056 | — | 7.1x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $67,324 | $33,662 | — | 7.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $53,486 | $26,743 | — | 7.1x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $82,047 | $41,024 | — | 7.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $42,542 | $21,271 | — | 7.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $82,519 | $41,259 | — | 7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $32,125 | $16,062 | — | 6.9x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $51,898 | $25,949 | — | 6.6x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $174,127 | $87,063 | — | 6.5x |
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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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