St Bernards Medical Center
ST Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas charges 3.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 113 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit-private hospital.
Jonesboro, AR 72401 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 1/5
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
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
3.14x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
5.65x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
113
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $49,375 | $24,688 | — | 5.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $53,265 | $26,632 | — | 5.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $57,490 | $28,745 | — | 5.4x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 166 | $100,326 | $50,163 | — | 5.2x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $24,744 | $12,372 | — | 5.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $47,376 | $23,688 | — | 4.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $74,470 | $37,235 | — | 4.6x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $45,265 | $22,633 | — | 4.6x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $19,091 | $9,545 | — | 4.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $90,407 | $45,203 | — | 4.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $79,706 | $39,853 | — | 4.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $40,986 | $20,493 | — | 4.1x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $23,587 | $11,793 | — | 4.1x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $24,949 | $12,474 | — | 4.1x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $41,319 | $20,660 | — | 4x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $28,525 | $14,263 | — | 4x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $107,802 | $53,901 | — | 3.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $38,436 | $19,218 | — | 3.9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $41,724 | $20,862 | — | 3.8x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $53,055 | $26,527 | — | 3.7x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $107,637 | $53,819 | — | 3.7x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 229 | $81,968 | $40,984 | — | 3.6x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $55,962 | $27,981 | — | 3.6x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $18,805 | $9,403 | — | 3.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $19,569 | $9,784 | — | 3.6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $16,868 | $8,434 | — | 3.5x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $25,097 | $12,548 | — | 3.5x |
| ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT | 062 | $41,496 | $20,748 | — | 3.5x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $14,033 | $7,017 | — | 3.5x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 228 | $123,753 | $61,876 | — | 3.5x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $52,848 | $26,424 | — | 3.5x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $92,166 | $46,083 | — | 3.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $19,357 | $9,679 | — | 3.4x |
| HYPERTENSION WITH MCC | 304 | $21,708 | $10,854 | — | 3.4x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 516 | $38,835 | $19,418 | — | 3.4x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $16,135 | $8,068 | — | 3.4x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $16,866 | $8,433 | — | 3.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $14,213 | $7,106 | — | 3.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $33,049 | $16,525 | — | 3.3x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $27,108 | $13,554 | — | 3.3x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $15,294 | $7,647 | — | 3.3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $15,568 | $7,784 | — | 3.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $11,142 | $5,571 | — | 3.2x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $31,903 | $15,951 | — | 3.1x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCC | 233 | $158,991 | $79,495 | — | 3.1x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $22,805 | $11,403 | — | 3.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $25,042 | $12,521 | — | 3.1x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $19,970 | $9,985 | — | 3.1x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $23,629 | $11,815 | — | 3.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $14,886 | $7,443 | — | 3.1x |
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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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