44/100
#1,455 nationally
Ascension Providence
6901 Medical Parkway, Waco, TX 76712 · (254) 751-4000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ascension Providence billed $5.17 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 5.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 91
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #82
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 45% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 37% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 54% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 31% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
288 | $10,911 | $2,087 | -7% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
220 | $43,264 | $14,696 | -34% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
165 | $32,686 | $10,325 | -25% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
123 | $82,715 | $11,667 | +32% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
114 | $32,748 | $5,168 | -7% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
112 | $7,114 | $1,434 | -29% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
112 | $175,994 | $21,327 | +33% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
111 | $22,876 | $2,849 | +20% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
99 | $42,658 | $12,352 | -30% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
96 | $34,872 | $10,116 | -25% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
$378,946 | $49,382 | +100% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
$214,107 | $24,597 | +72% |
|
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$44,672 | $6,157 | +70% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$83,021 | $8,545 | +61% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$40,252 | $7,299 | +60% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,118 | $1,697 | +60% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$118,525 | $16,742 | +43% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,740 | $3,660 | +39% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$33,339 | $15,226 | -56% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,189 | $1,528 | -54% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$39,589 | $14,569 | -51% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$24,457 | $10,625 | -50% |
|
Circulatory Disorders Except Heart Attack, with Cardiac Catheterization with Major
MS-DRG 286 · Inpatient stay |
$46,435 | $16,128 | -47% |
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 070 · Inpatient stay |
$35,089 | $11,773 | -47% |
|
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 314 · Inpatient stay |
$42,403 | $15,617 | -46% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$99,760 | $34,233 | -44% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.