13/100
#2,323 nationally
Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs
115 Airport Rd, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 · (903) 885-7671
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs billed $8.72 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
- 8.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 46
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #150
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 15% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 11% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 14% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 13% 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 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
163 | $2,225 | $658 | -29% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
147 | $44,223 | $2,606 | +128% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
128 | $99,024 | $14,613 | +52% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
123 | $20,867 | $1,861 | +84% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
102 | $23,625 | $1,963 | +83% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
74 | $78,727 | $10,665 | +69% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
65 | $42,956 | $2,219 | +265% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
57 | $44,445 | $3,313 | +115% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
53 | $71,489 | $10,634 | +65% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
53 | $142,733 | $12,458 | +129% |
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 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$42,956 | $2,219 | +265% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$51,191 | $3,072 | +168% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$218,209 | $17,921 | +163% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,938 | $1,506 | +158% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$49,392 | $3,024 | +142% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,306 | $1,485 | +141% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$142,733 | $12,458 | +129% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$44,223 | $2,606 | +128% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,225 | $658 | -29% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$151,246 | $27,443 | -15% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$87,221 | $12,407 | +14% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$62,199 | $11,643 | +17% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$119,766 | $14,656 | +18% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$48,518 | $9,301 | +19% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$63,610 | $10,283 | +24% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$70,330 | $11,962 | +28% |
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.