Louisiana / CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital
CMS certification 190019 · Alexandria, LA · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital reported 3,175 Medicare inpatient stays across 80 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.45 times what it was paid — mid-range in Louisiana, number 16 of 46 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.2×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 418 stays at an average charge of $76,108, 16% below the national average. It also billed 1,565 outpatient services, charging 10.98 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 3,175
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.45×
- 3Rank in LA (highest ratio = 1) 16 of 46
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 80 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital charged more than the national average in 6 (8%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 418 | $76,108 | -16% | $13,626 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 174 | $46,145 | -18% | $9,163 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 147 | $45,708 | -24% | $9,485 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 114 | $47,056 | -33% | $11,245 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 106 | $49,970 | -34% | $10,828 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 97 | $46,692 | -29% | $9,907 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 84 | $35,517 | -27% | $6,843 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 73 | $30,935 | -24% | $6,474 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 73 | $39,260 | -20% | $7,545 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 63 | $43,108 | -15% | $6,585 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 62 | $34,353 | -33% | $7,816 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 61 | $35,374 | -39% | $8,503 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 56 | $58,180 | -9% | $7,804 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 56 | $134,267 | +17% | $12,957 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 55 | $70,604 | -17% | $12,313 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 54 | $220,186 | -4% | $38,638 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 53 | $25,397 | -33% | $5,711 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 52 | $16,125 | -44% | $4,124 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 49 | $29,613 | -18% | $5,366 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 47 | $42,903 | -29% | $8,864 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 43 | $55,216 | -25% | $11,409 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 40 | $162,679 | -1% | $19,528 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 40 | $23,842 | -36% | $6,630 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 39 | $24,020 | -52% | $5,718 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 39 | $25,747 | -36% | $5,803 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 38 | $85,393 | -15% | $13,747 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 38 | $25,747 | -31% | $5,475 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 37 | $38,788 | -32% | $8,755 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 36 | $22,916 | -50% | $6,141 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 35 | $99,851 | -26% | $18,310 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 32 | $88,150 | -21% | $15,722 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 32 | $21,614 | -44% | $5,617 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 31 | $30,744 | -45% | $7,621 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 28 | $43,315 | -57% | $12,907 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 28 | $105,687 | -24% | $19,167 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 27 | $26,044 | -45% | $7,018 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 26 | $84,112 | -11% | $14,173 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 26 | $40,309 | -34% | $9,375 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 25 | $22,965 | -42% | $5,179 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 24 | $27,834 | -41% | $6,621 |
| 282 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without CC/MCC | 23 | $47,919 | +10% | $5,636 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 22 | $36,390 | -5% | $6,033 |
| 660 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC | 21 | $47,972 | -29% | $10,531 |
| 233 Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open... | 20 | $292,830 | -24% | $49,684 |
| 270 Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with MCC | 20 | $240,140 | -7% | $35,300 |
| 388 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with MCC | 20 | $38,470 | -44% | $10,623 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 19 | $70,585 | -8% | $11,202 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 19 | $87,735 | -14% | $14,167 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 19 | $62,032 | -7% | $9,819 |
| 885 Psychoses | 19 | $25,876 | -41% | $9,533 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 18 | $34,498 | -32% | $7,702 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 17 | $32,848 | -26% | $6,814 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 16 | $25,225 | -48% | $6,359 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 16 | $54,235 | -17% | $9,579 |
| 300 Peripheral Vascular Disorders with CC | 16 | $33,478 | -32% | $7,450 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 16 | $26,234 | -37% | $6,323 |
| 659 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with MCC | 16 | $71,799 | -40% | $18,767 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 16 | $44,086 | -35% | $9,759 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 16 | $67,546 | -31% | $15,213 |
| 242 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with MCC | 15 | $109,359 | -32% | $22,371 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 80 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Louisiana average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital charged $76,108 on average, 12% more than the Louisiana average of $68,087, and was paid $13,626 against a state average of $14,397. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital charged $46,145 on average, 12% more than the Louisiana average of $41,326, and was paid $9,163 against a state average of $9,753. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital charged $45,708 on average, 6% less than the Louisiana average of $48,369, and was paid $9,485 against a state average of $9,868. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital charged $47,056 on average, 10% less than the Louisiana average of $52,107, and was paid $11,245 against a state average of $11,929. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $40,871 was 54% above the state average of $26,600. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $15,363 was 5% below the state average of $16,215. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $28,497 was 6% above the state average of $26,800. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $13,523 was 36% above the state average of $9,908.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria, LA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-28 (CMS case 5977)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.