67/100
#731 nationally
Lake Regional Health System
54 Hospital Drive, Osage Beach, MO 65065 · (573) 348-8000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Lake Regional Health System billed $4.11 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 4.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 56
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MO
- #22
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 70% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 60% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 72% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 59% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
390 | $20,639 | $2,439 | +6% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
164 | $5,238 | $2,090 | -55% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
146 | $31,590 | $2,939 | +25% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
123 | $40,218 | $16,454 | -38% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
96 | $9,163 | $3,139 | -56% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
95 | $50,981 | $11,837 | -18% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
92 | $65,559 | $9,810 | -3% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
84 | $12,146 | $4,660 | -56% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
79 | $33,380 | $11,164 | -28% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
77 | $15,394 | $2,870 | -19% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$46,736 | $5,147 | +35% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$48,482 | $7,651 | +28% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,590 | $2,939 | +25% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$110,637 | $15,760 | +16% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$50,552 | $8,704 | +11% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,639 | $2,439 | +6% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$65,559 | $9,810 | -3% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,233 | $1,442 | -4% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$72,733 | $41,954 | -59% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,146 | $4,660 | -56% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,163 | $3,139 | -56% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,238 | $2,090 | -55% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,614 | $9,265 | -52% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$27,775 | $13,905 | -51% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,393 | $1,811 | -51% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,920 | $2,559 | -50% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.