61/100
#925 nationally
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
3015 N Ballas Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63131 · (314) 996-5000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Missouri Baptist Medical Center billed $4.58 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
- 4.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 192
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MO
- #32
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- 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 41% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 69% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 68% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 90% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
516 | $5,530 | $1,644 | -53% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
397 | $45,029 | $11,341 | -28% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
361 | $42,717 | $8,645 | about average |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
351 | $62,475 | $13,534 | -4% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
279 | $12,650 | $2,794 | -50% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
254 | $15,706 | $1,677 | +38% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
251 | $8,807 | $1,399 | -13% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
238 | $16,481 | $2,329 | -15% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
177 | $132,649 | $20,072 | about average |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
167 | $11,252 | $1,730 | -13% |
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 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,706 | $1,677 | +38% |
|
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Major Complications
MS-DRG 438 · Inpatient stay |
$92,169 | $15,985 | +33% |
|
Extensive Operating Room Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Major
MS-DRG 981 · Inpatient stay |
$192,725 | $35,032 | +5% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$113,226 | $27,065 | about average |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$132,649 | $20,072 | about average |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$56,810 | $11,454 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$42,717 | $8,645 | about average |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$80,689 | $15,985 | about average |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face
MS-DRG 004 · Inpatient stay |
$221,914 | $75,383 | -59% |
|
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 025 · Inpatient stay |
$83,192 | $24,960 | -57% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,530 | $1,644 | -53% |
|
Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 327 · Inpatient stay |
$54,874 | $15,443 | -52% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,684 | $3,328 | -51% |
|
Complex GI Procedures
APC 5331 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,944 | $4,189 | -50% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,650 | $2,794 | -50% |
|
Malignancy of Hepatobiliary System or Pancreas with Major Complications
MS-DRG 435 · Inpatient stay |
$41,599 | $11,624 | -49% |
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.