St Francis-downtown
ST FRANCIS-DOWNTOWN in Greenville, SC charges 7.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 111 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit-private hospital.
Greenville, SC 29601 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
7.28x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
16.11x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
111
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
2.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $165,696 | $82,848 | — | 16.1x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $424,457 | $212,229 | — | 11.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $244,746 | $122,373 | — | 11.8x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 244 | $128,179 | $64,090 | — | 11.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $55,858 | $27,929 | — | 11x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $116,295 | $58,148 | — | 10.9x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $99,153 | $49,576 | — | 10.4x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $172,196 | $86,098 | — | 10.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $106,374 | $53,187 | — | 9.9x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $187,158 | $93,579 | — | 9.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $53,869 | $26,934 | — | 9.7x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 516 | $114,830 | $57,415 | — | 9.4x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $161,230 | $80,615 | — | 9.4x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $130,539 | $65,269 | — | 9.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $192,999 | $96,499 | — | 9.3x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $58,503 | $29,252 | — | 9.3x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $99,978 | $49,989 | — | 9.3x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $47,099 | $23,549 | — | 9.2x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $227,015 | $113,507 | — | 9.2x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $130,477 | $65,239 | — | 9x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $38,610 | $19,305 | — | 8.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $61,967 | $30,983 | — | 8.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $103,628 | $51,814 | — | 8.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $32,522 | $16,261 | — | 8.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $35,759 | $17,880 | — | 8.4x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $39,890 | $19,945 | — | 8.2x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $63,055 | $31,527 | — | 8.2x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $222,461 | $111,230 | — | 8.2x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $83,063 | $41,531 | — | 8.2x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $271,809 | $135,905 | — | 8.2x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $35,736 | $17,868 | — | 8.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $31,195 | $15,598 | — | 8.1x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $48,284 | $24,142 | — | 8.1x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $63,234 | $31,617 | — | 8.1x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $82,923 | $41,461 | — | 7.9x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $207,452 | $103,726 | — | 7.8x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $99,645 | $49,823 | — | 7.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $32,622 | $16,311 | — | 7.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 684 | $21,353 | $10,677 | — | 7.7x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $30,006 | $15,003 | — | 7.6x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $138,700 | $69,350 | — | 7.6x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $162,162 | $81,081 | — | 7.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $22,313 | $11,156 | — | 7.5x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $74,167 | $37,083 | — | 7.5x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $106,431 | $53,216 | — | 7.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $59,255 | $29,628 | — | 7.4x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $88,713 | $44,357 | — | 7.3x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $59,554 | $29,777 | — | 7.3x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $34,632 | $17,316 | — | 7.2x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $31,859 | $15,930 | — | 7.2x |
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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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