CostGrade
C

60/100

#947 nationally

Chi-St Vincent Infirmary

Two St Vincent Circle, Little Rock, AR 72205 · (501) 552-3000

Charges well above the national norm

For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Chi-St Vincent Infirmary billed $4.34 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
4.3x
volume-weighted across all its priced work
Procedures priced
141
inpatient and outpatient combined
Rank in AR
#18
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.

Inpatient charge markup 16.4/35

Better than 47% of U.S. hospitals.

Outpatient charge markup 17.6/25

Better than 71% of U.S. hospitals.

Price level vs national median 19.7/30

Better than 66% of U.S. hospitals.

Price consistency 5.9/10

Better than 59% 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 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit

437 $15,383 $2,965 -39%
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

334 $53,234 $13,476 -18%
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

241 $15,323 $2,496 -21%
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures

APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit

219 $97,183 $21,511 -27%
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit

161 $24,751 $9,700 -52%
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit

150 $34,954 $6,456 -12%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

146 $33,899 $9,578 -22%
Level 4 Urology and Related Services

APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit

133 $23,151 $3,188 +12%
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit

129 $81,650 $16,961 about average
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit

128 $32,311 $5,255 -8%

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 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit

$42,122 $2,581 +138%
Level 2 Vascular Procedures

APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit

$11,313 $1,471 +32%
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures

APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit

$20,459 $2,579 +23%
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures

APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit

$14,367 $1,717 +22%
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures

APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit

$20,741 $2,797 +14%
Level 4 Urology and Related Services

APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit

$23,151 $3,188 +12%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours

MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay

$125,051 $20,621 +10%
Fainting

MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay

$40,361 $6,459 +10%

Where it charges least relative to everyone else

Procedure Charged Actually paid vs national
Other Endovascular Cardiac Valve Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 319 · Inpatient stay

$80,024 $31,422 -59%
Heart Transplant or Implant of Heart Assist System with Major Complications

MS-DRG 001 · Inpatient stay

$610,557 $188,224 -55%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 673 · Inpatient stay

$72,642 $27,098 -53%
Seizures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay

$38,144 $12,592 -53%
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit

$24,751 $9,700 -52%
Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Complications

MS-DRG 847 · Inpatient stay

$26,541 $8,992 -50%
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Major Complications

MS-DRG 388 · Inpatient stay

$29,063 $10,431 -49%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications

MS-DRG 243 · Inpatient stay

$48,232 $16,496 -49%

What this page cannot tell you

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  • 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.
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