CostGrade
C

56/100

#1,082 nationally

Saint Agnes Medical Center

1303 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720 · (559) 450-3000

Charges well above the national norm

For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Saint Agnes Medical Center billed $4.05 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
4.0x
volume-weighted across all its priced work
Procedures priced
166
inpatient and outpatient combined
Rank in CA
#16
lower markup ranks higher
CMS quality stars
2/5
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 19.9/35

Better than 57% of U.S. hospitals.

Outpatient charge markup 16.5/25

Better than 66% of U.S. hospitals.

Price level vs national median 12.2/30

Better than 41% of U.S. hospitals.

Price consistency 7.2/10

Better than 72% 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

707 $24,187 $3,993 -4%
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

568 $21,875 $3,352 +13%
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

419 $88,122 $23,795 +35%
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures

APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit

411 $12,802 $2,865 +9%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

345 $58,463 $14,733 +35%
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit

331 $74,401 $15,821 +19%
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit

292 $8,418 $1,969 -16%
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit

278 $72,967 $13,465 +8%
Pneumonia (severe)

MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay

199 $60,787 $15,122 +30%
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)

MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay

153 $35,570 $9,390 +19%

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
Stroke (uncomplicated)

MS-DRG 066 · Inpatient stay

$55,849 $8,151 +56%
Respiratory Infection (with complications)

MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay

$53,577 $12,028 +44%
Respiratory Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay

$75,513 $18,869 +37%
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures

APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit

$24,842 $3,844 +37%
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

$88,122 $23,795 +35%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

$58,463 $14,733 +35%
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)

MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay

$40,976 $8,592 +34%
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures

APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit

$19,194 $2,873 +33%

Where it charges least relative to everyone else

Procedure Charged Actually paid vs national
Pleural Effusion with Major Complications

MS-DRG 186 · Inpatient stay

$36,184 $16,344 -49%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 252 · Inpatient stay

$93,720 $35,367 -35%
Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe with Major

MS-DRG 239 · Inpatient stay

$134,416 $39,343 -32%
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major

MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay

$129,653 $52,476 -32%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications

MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay

$39,767 $15,860 -29%
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications

MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay

$90,721 $35,339 -27%
Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures

APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit

$108,462 $40,316 -27%
Level 1 Nerve Procedures

APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit

$8,373 $2,374 -26%

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.
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