New Mexico / CHRISTUS St Vincent Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 320002 · Santa Fe, NM · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
CHRISTUS St Vincent Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
CHRISTUS St Vincent Regional Medical Center reported 1,983 Medicare inpatient stays across 58 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.57 times what it was paid — mid-range in New Mexico, number 10 of 16 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.13×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 369 stays at an average charge of $72,561, 20% below the national average. It also billed 4,376 outpatient services, charging 7.61 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,983
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.57×
- 3Rank in NM (highest ratio = 1) 10 of 16
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 58 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, CHRISTUS St Vincent Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 9 (16%). 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 | 369 | $72,561 | -20% | $21,057 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 105 | $41,368 | -27% | $13,915 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 83 | $41,330 | -31% | $14,114 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 73 | $60,667 | -20% | $16,871 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 65 | $63,850 | -10% | $17,619 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 56 | $38,821 | -21% | $11,059 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 53 | $128,655 | -7% | $31,008 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 52 | $42,338 | -13% | $10,426 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 50 | $111,508 | +11% | $22,393 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 50 | $158,276 | -31% | $52,682 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 45 | $52,625 | -20% | $16,290 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 39 | $32,657 | -19% | $8,350 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 38 | $26,968 | -34% | $9,533 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 36 | $60,108 | -18% | $18,445 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 35 | $70,122 | -18% | $19,314 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 35 | $111,036 | +9% | $24,336 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 34 | $63,660 | +12% | $13,760 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 32 | $57,016 | +13% | $9,712 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 31 | $43,606 | -28% | $13,498 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 29 | $34,146 | -41% | $13,045 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 28 | $34,995 | -37% | $10,759 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 28 | $134,804 | +18% | $19,835 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 27 | $44,598 | -55% | $20,225 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 27 | $37,763 | +2% | $9,135 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 26 | $47,325 | -27% | $14,851 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 23 | $36,544 | -20% | $9,176 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 23 | $41,963 | -31% | $13,479 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 22 | $52,647 | -31% | $18,813 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 22 | $162,729 | -1% | $32,126 |
| 521 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 22 | $150,118 | +11% | $29,868 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 21 | $25,903 | -28% | $7,885 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 21 | $84,454 | -14% | $22,008 |
| 163 Major Chest Procedures with MCC | 20 | $171,273 | -19% | $53,309 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 20 | $52,568 | +4% | $11,787 |
| 542 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective... | 19 | $65,678 | -18% | $19,400 |
| 543 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective... | 19 | $46,329 | -6% | $10,861 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 19 | $32,555 | -13% | $9,398 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 18 | $64,371 | -3% | $15,418 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 16 | $51,273 | -46% | $22,151 |
| 331 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures without CC/MCC | 16 | $68,692 | -20% | $17,602 |
| 441 Disorders of Liver except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic... | 16 | $63,951 | -26% | $18,363 |
| 493 Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures except Hip, Foot and... | 16 | $119,004 | 0% | $27,654 |
| 432 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC | 15 | $64,431 | -33% | $21,188 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 15 | $28,618 | -41% | $10,259 |
| 270 Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with MCC | 14 | $159,559 | -38% | $54,939 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 14 | $27,666 | -29% | $8,535 |
| 417 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with MCC | 14 | $92,359 | -26% | $24,743 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 14 | $24,440 | -35% | $8,594 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 14 | $46,131 | -26% | $18,661 |
| 282 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without CC/MCC | 13 | $47,303 | +9% | $7,611 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 12 | $43,322 | -44% | $17,624 |
| 673 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with MCC | 12 | $122,302 | -29% | $42,411 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 12 | $37,164 | -28% | $12,500 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 11 | $32,750 | -23% | $7,309 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 11 | $32,249 | -30% | $10,779 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 11 | $192,195 | -11% | $50,714 |
| 562 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 11 | $53,198 | -20% | $15,825 |
| 981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis... | 11 | $107,566 | -50% | $50,024 |
Outpatient services
Against the New Mexico average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), CHRISTUS St Vincent Regional Medical Center charged $72,561 on average, 10% more than the New Mexico average of $65,967, and was paid $21,057 against a state average of $17,240. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), CHRISTUS St Vincent Regional Medical Center charged $41,368 on average, 16% less than the New Mexico average of $49,310, and was paid $13,915 against a state average of $11,350. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), CHRISTUS St Vincent Regional Medical Center charged $41,330 on average, 12% less than the New Mexico average of $47,073, and was paid $14,114 against a state average of $12,080. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), CHRISTUS St Vincent Regional Medical Center charged $60,667 on average, 10% less than the New Mexico average of $67,520, and was paid $16,871 against a state average of $13,637. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $2,228 was 23% above the state average of $1,809. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $18,881 was 12% below the state average of $21,444. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $8,346 was 4% below the state average of $8,698. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $8,712 was 40% below the state average of $14,426.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named CHRISTUS St Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, NM, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2023-04-21 (CMS case 988)
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-16 (CMS case 3857)
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.