51/100
#1,233 nationally
Saint Francis Hospital
333 Laidley St, Charleston, WV 25301
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Saint Francis Hospital billed $4.93 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
- 4.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 10
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WV
- #15
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- Not rated
- 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.
Not published for this hospital — scored at 50% of the component rather than zero, because an absent figure is not a bad one.
Better than 68% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 43% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 33% 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 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
106 | $9,475 | $1,612 | -17% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
93 | $9,880 | $1,976 | -16% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
81 | $55,714 | $15,418 | -33% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
71 | $25,781 | $3,408 | +25% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
50 | $62,723 | $10,576 | about average |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
33 | $112,618 | $25,508 | about average |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
29 | $7,935 | $1,374 | -21% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
26 | $34,776 | $5,879 | -13% |
|
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
19 | $47,734 | $5,798 | +82% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
14 | $26,391 | $2,588 | +30% |
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 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$47,734 | $5,798 | +82% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,391 | $2,588 | +30% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,781 | $3,408 | +25% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$62,723 | $10,576 | about average |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$112,618 | $25,508 | about average |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,776 | $5,879 | -13% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,880 | $1,976 | -16% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,475 | $1,612 | -17% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$55,714 | $15,418 | -33% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,935 | $1,374 | -21% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,475 | $1,612 | -17% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,880 | $1,976 | -16% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,776 | $5,879 | -13% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$112,618 | $25,508 | about average |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$62,723 | $10,576 | about average |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,781 | $3,408 | +25% |
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.