57/100
#1,040 nationally
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital
2095 Henry Tecklenburg Drive, Charleston, SC 29414 · (843) 402-1006
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital billed $4.46 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
- 4.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 84
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in SC
- #10
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 51% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 58% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 61% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 67% 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 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
291 | $7,039 | $1,384 | -30% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
194 | $16,163 | $2,337 | -17% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
171 | $9,407 | $1,626 | -20% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
145 | $37,352 | $6,109 | -6% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
141 | $51,694 | $14,452 | -21% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
134 | $7,499 | $1,657 | -34% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
98 | $38,156 | $9,650 | -12% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
98 | $17,548 | $2,936 | -15% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
78 | $15,125 | $2,328 | -14% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
77 | $75,824 | $16,043 | -9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,509 | $577 | +76% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,298 | $1,464 | +52% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$41,901 | $7,503 | +14% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$44,946 | $5,521 | +14% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 330 · Inpatient stay |
$112,457 | $16,393 | +12% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$66,575 | $8,227 | +11% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,955 | $4,978 | +11% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$56,337 | $10,542 | +6% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 083 · Inpatient stay |
$26,803 | $10,200 | -55% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Major Complications
MS-DRG 082 · Inpatient stay |
$50,212 | $16,124 | -48% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
$25,744 | $9,717 | -46% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 086 · Inpatient stay |
$32,375 | $9,536 | -43% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$85,800 | $23,804 | -41% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$36,776 | $10,989 | -40% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$34,747 | $10,749 | -38% |
|
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 025 · Inpatient stay |
$125,435 | $29,703 | -35% |
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.