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Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

General Acute Care Hospital·Hartford, CT·NPI: 1871713495SharePrint Report

Red Flags Explained

Each flag represents a statistical test that identified unusual billing patterns. Here's what each flag on this provider means in plain English:

Rate Outlier

Rate Outlier means this provider charges above the 90th percentile for multiple different procedure codes simultaneously. While one high-cost code could reflect specialization, consistently high rates across many codes may indicate systematic overbilling.

These flags are statistical indicators only. Many flagged providers have legitimate explanations for their billing patterns. Learn more about our methodology.

Advanced Detection Signals

Additional statistical tests from advanced fraud detection methods

Billing Velocity4010.8 claims/working day

These signals use advanced statistical methods including digit distribution analysis, change-point detection, and market concentration metrics. Learn more.

Risk Assessment

Bills $513.12 per claim for 99285 (Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity) — 6.0× the national median of $85.65.

Bills $306.81 per claim for 99284 (Emergency dept visit, high complexity) — 4.4× the national median of $69.51.

Bills $93.00 per claim for G0463 (Hospital outpatient clinic visit) — 3.5× the national median of $26.41.

Billing above the 90th percentile for 15 procedure codes simultaneously.

This is a statistical summary, not an accusation. See our methodology.

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $266.4M is at the 75th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$266.4M

$266,391,325

Total Claims

7.4M

Beneficiaries

5.8M

1.3 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$36

#299 of 618K providers by total spending(top <0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center is a General Acute Care Hospital provider based in Hartford, CT. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $266.4M in Medicaid payments across 7.4M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $266.4M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 33,298 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

19% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$38.2M
+6%
2019
$40.5M
-12%
2020
$35.7M
+19%
2021
$42.3M
-2%
2022
$41.5M
-10%
2023
$37.3M
-17%
2024
$31.0M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (99285 (Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity)) accounts for 19% of total spending.

99285Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$50.3M

98K claims · 18.9%

Your Cost: $513.12/claim|Median: $85.65
6.0× median
J2350Normal range

Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) injection, 1 mg

$31.4M

2K claims · 11.8%

Your Cost: $16,262.06/claim|Median: $17,264.74
0.9× median
99284Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$24.7M

81K claims · 9.3%

Your Cost: $306.81/claim|Median: $69.51
4.4× median
G0463Top 10%

Hospital outpatient clinic visit

$18.2M

196K claims · 6.8%

Your Cost: $93.00/claim|Median: $26.41
3.5× median
J2323Normal range

$15.7M

4K claims · 5.9%

Your Cost: $3,817.60/claim|Median: $2,797.07
1.4× median
99283Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$15.3M

74K claims · 5.7%

Your Cost: $205.84/claim|Median: $42.48
4.8× median
96374Top 5%

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, single substance

$9.8M

70K claims · 3.7%

Your Cost: $140.23/claim|Median: $21.76
6.4× median
99291Top 5%

Critical care, first 30-74 minutes

$4.4M

6K claims · 1.6%

Your Cost: $726.14/claim|Median: $101.24
7.2× median
J9271Normal range

Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg

$4.2M

711 claims · 1.6%

Your Cost: $5,846.51/claim|Median: $5,391.55
1.1× median
93458Top 10%

$3.7M

2K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $1,551.52/claim|Median: $183.33
8.5× median
96413Top 10%

Chemotherapy administration, IV infusion, up to 1 hour

$3.4M

16K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $215.29/claim|Median: $75.28
2.9× median
74177Normal range

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$3.0M

21K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $146.13/claim|Median: $65.76
2.2× median
70450Top 25%

CT head/brain without contrast

$3.0M

24K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $125.58/claim|Median: $45.53
2.8× median
U0003Normal range

Infectious disease detection (COVID-19)

$2.8M

42K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $66.72/claim|Median: $63.08
1.1× median
96365Top 25%

IV infusion, therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic, initial, up to 1 hour

$2.7M

23K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $117.40/claim|Median: $54.77
2.1× median
43239Top 10%

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy

$2.5M

5K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $484.00/claim|Median: $151.68
3.2× median
96361Normal range

IV infusion, hydration, each additional hour

$2.2M

48K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $46.05/claim|Median: $38.92
1.2× median
27447Top 25%

$2.2M

606 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $3,589.87/claim|Median: $1,115.75
3.2× median
96360Top 25%

IV infusion, hydration, initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour

$2.2M

16K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $135.30/claim|Median: $61.57
2.2× median
99282Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, low complexity

$2.0M

16K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $124.05/claim|Median: $37.72
3.3× median
71046Top 5%

Chest X-ray, 2 views

$2.0M

38K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $50.94/claim|Median: $8.92
5.7× median
96375Top 25%

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, each additional substance

$1.8M

48K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $38.16/claim|Median: $14.92
2.6× median
G0390Normal range

$1.7M

3K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $662.23/claim|Median: $357.22
1.9× median
45380Top 10%

Colonoscopy with biopsy

$1.7M

3K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $669.27/claim|Median: $200.68
3.3× median
59025Top 10%

Fetal non-stress test

$1.5M

10K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $146.86/claim|Median: $26.45
5.5× median
77067Top 10%

Screening mammography, bilateral, including CAD

$1.5M

14K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $105.74/claim|Median: $39.33
2.7× median
76811Top 10%

Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, detailed, single fetus

$1.4M

7K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $200.70/claim|Median: $106.79
1.9× median
78815Normal range

PET imaging for limited area

$1.3M

2K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $646.75/claim|Median: $325.10
2.0× median
93306Top 10%

Echocardiography, transthoracic, complete, with Doppler

$1.3M

5K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $239.63/claim|Median: $54.68
4.4× median
77412Normal range

$1.2M

12K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $98.47/claim|Median: $111.69
0.9× median