St Peter's Hospital
ST PETER'S HOSPITAL in Albany, NY charges 4.8x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 130 analyzed procedures, representing a significant markup for this nonprofit-private healthcare facility.
Albany, NY 12208 · 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
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.84x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
8.11x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
130
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $34,414 | $17,207 | — | 8.1x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $30,935 | $15,468 | — | 7.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $30,278 | $15,139 | — | 7.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $73,328 | $36,664 | — | 7.1x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $71,276 | $35,638 | — | 7x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $26,605 | $13,302 | — | 6.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $37,802 | $18,901 | — | 6.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $18,408 | $9,204 | — | 6.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $37,022 | $18,511 | — | 6.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $27,870 | $13,935 | — | 6.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $33,286 | $16,643 | — | 6.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $53,005 | $26,503 | — | 6.6x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $26,140 | $13,070 | — | 6.5x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $26,565 | $13,283 | — | 6.5x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $90,668 | $45,334 | — | 6.4x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $40,712 | $20,356 | — | 6.2x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $29,889 | $14,944 | — | 6.2x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $45,860 | $22,930 | — | 6.2x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $24,076 | $12,038 | — | 6.1x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $23,601 | $11,801 | — | 6x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $42,157 | $21,078 | — | 6x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $24,944 | $12,472 | — | 6x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $32,173 | $16,087 | — | 5.9x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $46,209 | $23,104 | — | 5.9x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $28,898 | $14,449 | — | 5.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $24,135 | $12,067 | — | 5.7x |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITH REHABILITATION THERAPY | 895 | $33,145 | $16,573 | — | 5.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $71,870 | $35,935 | — | 5.6x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $48,655 | $24,328 | — | 5.6x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC | 919 | $61,877 | $30,938 | — | 5.6x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $37,082 | $18,541 | — | 5.5x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $43,608 | $21,804 | — | 5.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $22,674 | $11,337 | — | 5.5x |
| COAGULATION DISORDERS | 813 | $60,835 | $30,417 | — | 5.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $101,970 | $50,985 | — | 5.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $107,345 | $53,673 | — | 5.3x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $38,352 | $19,176 | — | 5.3x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $51,469 | $25,734 | — | 5.3x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $59,676 | $29,838 | — | 5.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $30,661 | $15,330 | — | 5.2x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $30,860 | $15,430 | — | 5.2x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $32,724 | $16,362 | — | 5.2x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $31,038 | $15,519 | — | 5.2x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $23,101 | $11,551 | — | 5.2x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $160,463 | $80,232 | — | 5.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $39,885 | $19,943 | — | 5.1x |
| BONE DISEASES AND ARTHROPATHIES WITHOUT MCC | 554 | $20,383 | $10,191 | — | 5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $37,785 | $18,893 | — | 5x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $29,984 | $14,992 | — | 5x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $24,064 | $12,032 | — | 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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