All published prices at Christus St Michael Health System

126 procedures, each showing what the hospital billed, what that care was actually paid for, and how the charge compares with the national middle for the same coded work.

Procedure	Patients	Charged	Actually paid	vs national
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications MS-DRG 176 · Inpatient stay	14	$44,473	$6,605	+27%
Back Problems (without major complications) MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay	13	$47,788	$7,486	+22%
COPD (with complications) MS-DRG 191 · Inpatient stay	13	$43,585	$6,706	+31%
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Major Complications MS-DRG 082 · Inpatient stay	13	$112,773	$17,760	+16%
Other Respiratory System Operating Room Procedures with Major Complications MS-DRG 166 · Inpatient stay	13	$150,252	$28,226	+3%
Gastrointestinal Obstruction without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 390 · Inpatient stay	13	$27,539	$4,828	+15%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Major Complications MS-DRG 393 · Inpatient stay	12	$66,140	$12,074	+3%
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Major Complications MS-DRG 521 · Inpatient stay	12	$125,227	$20,259	+11%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay	12	$184,946	$23,672	+28%
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Complications MS-DRG 071 · Inpatient stay	12	$52,429	$7,629	+18%
Other Vascular Procedures without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 254 · Inpatient stay	12	$75,845	$12,691	about average
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major MS-DRG 441 · Inpatient stay	12	$141,941	$13,733	+86%
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Operating Room Procedures without MS-DRG 517 · Inpatient stay	12	$53,048	$10,812	-28%
Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with MS-DRG 617 · Inpatient stay	12	$86,313	$13,640	+17%
Ischemic Stroke, Precerebral Occlusion or Transient Ischemia with Thrombolytic Agent Wit MS-DRG 062 · Inpatient stay	12	$142,782	$12,258	+52%
Seizures with Major Complications MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay	11	$58,135	$13,607	-28%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications MS-DRG 243 · Inpatient stay	11	$125,090	$16,731	+34%
Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon without Major Complications MS-DRG 269 · Inpatient stay	11	$217,939	$28,600	+32%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications MS-DRG 253 · Inpatient stay	11	$101,111	$18,322	-10%
Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 473 · Inpatient stay	11	$111,531	$17,512	+23%
Nervous System Neoplasms with Major Complications MS-DRG 054 · Inpatient stay	11	$66,670	$8,443	about average
Major Chest Procedures with Complications MS-DRG 164 · Inpatient stay	11	$95,431	$17,519	-12%
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications MS-DRG 472 · Inpatient stay	11	$152,647	$26,917	+28%
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Complications MS-DRG 493 · Inpatient stay	11	$90,346	$16,302	-11%
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay	11	$177,226	$44,169	about average
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit	11	$20,845	$2,497	+15%

These figures are averages across this hospital's Medicare patients in the most recent federal data year. They are not a quote and not your bill. For your own case, ask the hospital for a written good-faith estimate and check its published machine-readable price file.