Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center
13710 St Francis Boulevard, Midlothian, VA 23114 · 106 Priced Procedures · 72% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +14% above the fair benchmark (1.14×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.14× fair market pricing.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center prices routine shoppable procedures near 1.1× Medicare (p50 0.99×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 3.1× Medicare (p75 1.53×, +55% upper-tail jump). Patients scheduling elective outpatient care can capture competitive rates, but emergency and ancillary bills require strict line-item auditing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.93× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 0% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (65/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (14.5% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.2× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (1.6×) & laboratory (2.4×) services average 2.82× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.1×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.53×) jump +55% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.99×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 7.2× Medicare (14¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 106 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 451 | $77,725 | unverified |
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $44,837 | 2.3× |
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $41,655 | 2.2× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $16,023 | 1.9× |
| Total hip replacement CPT Code: 27130 | $12,527 | 0.9× |
| Total knee replacement CPT Code: 27447 | $12,527 | 0.9× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $11,147 | 34.6× |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $5,899 | 1.0× |
| Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: 29881 | $5,168 | 1.5× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $3,820 | 1.0× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $3,711 | 8.3× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $3,493 | 1.0× |
| Bunion correction surgery CPT Code: 28296 | $3,192 | 0.9× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $2,885 | 4.9× |
| Hepatitis B immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90371 | $2,760 | 18.3× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $2,369 | 4.6× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $2,243 | 8.7× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $2,248 | 7.4× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $2,055 | 5.6× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $1,887 | 14.1× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $1,834 | 6.7× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $1,788 | 7.4× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $1,801 | 3.6× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $1,644 | 9.7× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $1,657 | 4.8× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $27,030
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (14.5% of gross = $27,030).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $30,775 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your bill ($186,540) is $155,765 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($30,775) and 7.9× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (14.5% of gross charges)
Under 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5), a tax-exempt hospital organization may not bill FAP-eligible patients more than Amounts Generally Billed (AGB) to individuals with insurance covering emergency or medically necessary care. Derived from this facility’s reported CMS HCRIS cost-to-charge & insurer allowance filings. Verify your exact Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) determination directly with the billing office.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (665 completed HCAHPS patient surveys). Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center.
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.