Indiana / Franciscan Health Lafayette

CMS certification 150109 · Lafayette, IN

Franciscan Health Lafayette: charges and Medicare payments

Franciscan Health Lafayette reported 1,401 Medicare inpatient stays across 46 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.14 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Indiana, number 15 of 70 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.08×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 257 stays at an average charge of $65,340, 28% below the national average. It also billed 1,811 outpatient services, charging 12.21 times what Medicare paid.

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  1. 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,401
  2. 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.14×
  3. 3Rank in IN (highest ratio = 1) 15 of 70
  4. 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
DRG 871$65,340DRG 291$49,274DRG 280$64,957DRG 189$37,905DRG 193$35,971DRG 177$54,436DRG 683$35,555DRG 872$36,791DRG 378$43,439DRG 481$109,075
Average charge per stay at Franciscan Health Lafayette, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 46 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Franciscan Health Lafayette charged more than the national average in 12 (26%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.

DRGStaysAvg chargevs USAvg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC257$65,340-28%$15,271
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC112$49,274-13%$10,850
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC81$64,957-14%$13,672
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure57$37,905-34%$10,073
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC50$35,971-40%$10,205
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC46$54,436-23%$12,382
683 Renal Failure with CC44$35,555-13%$7,730
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC42$36,791-25%$9,050
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC36$43,439-11%$8,291
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC32$109,075+8%$15,383
682 Renal Failure with MCC32$63,540-4%$12,680
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC28$76,393-11%$13,732
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...28$163,200-29%$32,753
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...27$39,322-35%$10,922
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...26$44,537-20%$8,461
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC21$54,766-45%$14,880
175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale21$61,648-5%$12,869
281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC21$55,070+9%$7,793
322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...21$126,814+11%$13,793
330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC21$174,195+46%$18,042
522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture...21$134,909+32%$15,368
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...21$34,213-8%$6,883
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC20$37,020-2%$7,336
312 Syncope and Collapse19$29,672-35%$7,457
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC19$38,312-25%$10,141
981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis...19$122,689-43%$32,130
455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC18$290,043+43%$41,098
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...17$36,219-10%$7,198
252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC16$123,523-28%$25,355
389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC16$37,907-3%$7,314
854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...16$84,164-14%$15,615
870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours16$215,741-33%$49,140
243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC15$99,007-11%$17,487
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC15$32,971-9%$6,565
480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC15$179,968+30%$24,567
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...14$142,959+53%$14,192
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC14$60,427-18%$13,028
242 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with MCC13$159,703-1%$27,612
884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability13$42,939-31%$13,134
038 Extracranial Procedures with CC12$136,850+56%$12,939
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC12$39,982-29%$9,834
391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...12$31,942-48%$10,353
673 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with MCC12$120,922-30%$27,987
287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...11$75,323+18%$8,804
454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC11$286,779+3%$44,601
493 Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures except Hip, Foot and...11$120,536+1%$17,095

Outpatient services

Against the Indiana average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Franciscan Health Lafayette charged $65,340 on average, 3% more than the Indiana average of $63,232, and was paid $15,271 against a state average of $15,368. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Franciscan Health Lafayette charged $49,274 on average, 21% more than the Indiana average of $40,842, and was paid $10,850 against a state average of $10,315. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Franciscan Health Lafayette charged $64,957 on average, 14% more than the Indiana average of $56,757, and was paid $13,672 against a state average of $12,726. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Franciscan Health Lafayette charged $37,905 on average, 8% less than the Indiana average of $41,261, and was paid $10,073 against a state average of $10,352. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $120,550 was 56% above the state average of $77,048. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $21,875 was 19% above the state average of $18,399. For Level 3 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5183), its average charge of $25,561 was 15% above the state average of $22,260. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $13,541 was 26% above the state average of $10,786.

Price-transparency record

No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.

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.