Christus Health Publishes Something

Oh, this makes sense! Everyone knows what 1100000003 is. Last time I had a 1100000003 was last year and my insurance paid only $1,654 for almost a 50% discount. Oh-My-Gosh, 1100000027 looks really competitive………! I’m going to Christus Health next time!

Christis Health Publishes $!*##?@!%<?>%! Chargemaster

MNEMONIC Avg CDM Price
1100000003 $3,273
1100000021 $2,080
1100000026 $129
1100000027 $2,080
1100000034 $212
1100000037 $1,665
1100000040 $2,184

FROM CHRISTUS HEALTH WEBSITE 1 JANUARY 2019:

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are requiring every hospital to publicize a list of their standard charges online in a “machine-readable format” by Jan. 1, 2019. We have provided two types of files to meet this requirement. To meet this requirement, we’ve provided two files for each hospital:

One file includes average Charge Description Master price (which includes basic information and coding about hospital charges and is grouped by number).

One file includes average charges by Diagnosis Related Group(which includes many of the treatments you would need for a certain condition grouped together).

Please note that these lists are meant to meet the government requirement, but they do not represent all of our efforts around price transparency or affordability.

If you have questions about costs for your specific medical needs, we want to help. Each patient and medical need is different, so we’re happy to talk to you about your needs and the cost of your care. Each of the files for every one of our hospitals includes a phone number you can call to talk to someone about these costs, or—if available—instructions to request a price estimate online.

Charge Description Master

The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio

CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center

CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System

CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center

CHRISTUS Oschner Lake Area Hospital

CHRISTUS Oschner St. Patrick Hospital

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System

CHRISTUS Spohn Health System

CHRISTUS Southeast Texas- Jasper Memorial

CHRISTUS Southeast Texas- St. Elizabeth

CHRISTUS Southeast Texas- St. Mary

CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Health System

CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System

CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances- Jacksonville

CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances- Sulphur Springs

CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances-Tyler

CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances- Winnsboro

Diagnoses Related Group

The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio

CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center

CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System

CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center

CHRISTUS Oschner Lake Area Hospital

CHRISTUS Oschner St. Patrick Hospital

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System

CHRISTUS Spohn Health System

CHRISTUS Southeast Texas- Jasper Memorial

CHRISTUS Southeast Texas- St. Elizabeth

CHRISTUS Southeast Texas- St. Mary

CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Health System

CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System

CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances- Jacksonville

CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances- Sulphur Springs

CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances-Tyler

CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances- Winnsboro