31/100
#1,844 nationally
Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital
3330 Masonic Drive, Alexandria, LA 71301 · (318) 487-1122
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital billed $6.05 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
- 6.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 102
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in LA
- #46
- 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 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 23% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 45% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 29% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
418 | $76,108 | $13,626 | +17% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
300 | $40,871 | $2,765 | +62% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
293 | $15,363 | $2,307 | -21% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
174 | $46,145 | $9,163 | +6% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
147 | $45,708 | $9,486 | about average |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
146 | $28,497 | $4,431 | +4% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
124 | $13,523 | $1,398 | +34% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
114 | $47,056 | $11,245 | -14% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
106 | $49,970 | $10,828 | -19% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
97 | $46,692 | $9,907 | -12% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
$187,792 | $22,734 | +180% |
|
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
MS-DRG 176 · Inpatient stay |
$83,474 | $12,079 | +138% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$72,509 | $5,920 | +82% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,188 | $2,760 | +68% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
$317,764 | $32,749 | +68% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$40,871 | $2,765 | +62% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,923 | $4,769 | +53% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$99,355 | $9,518 | +47% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$43,315 | $12,907 | -43% |
|
Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic
MS-DRG 069 · Inpatient stay |
$24,020 | $5,718 | -42% |
|
Hypertension without Major Complications
MS-DRG 305 · Inpatient stay |
$20,066 | $6,037 | -40% |
|
Hypertension with Major Complications
MS-DRG 304 · Inpatient stay |
$30,765 | $7,973 | -38% |
|
Seizures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay |
$25,225 | $6,359 | -38% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$22,916 | $6,141 | -37% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$16,125 | $4,124 | -36% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Major Complications
MS-DRG 388 · Inpatient stay |
$38,470 | $10,623 | -33% |
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.