64/100
#824 nationally
Saint Joseph London
1001 Saint Joseph Lane, London, KY 40741 · (606) 330-6000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Saint Joseph London billed $4.16 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
- 4.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 33
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in KY
- #17
- 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 49% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 76% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 69% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 77% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
192 | $51,889 | $13,626 | -20% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
105 | $37,039 | $8,997 | -15% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
96 | $17,792 | $2,277 | -8% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
53 | $44,935 | $9,102 | -4% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
46 | $46,102 | $10,825 | -26% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
44 | $47,839 | $11,851 | -13% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
40 | $44,427 | $10,583 | -28% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
36 | $24,223 | $2,683 | -4% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
35 | $32,019 | $8,625 | -34% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
33 | $5,322 | $1,360 | -47% |
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 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,711 | $1,349 | +22% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,177 | $2,716 | +4% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$44,935 | $9,102 | -4% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,223 | $2,683 | -4% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,792 | $2,277 | -8% |
|
Heart Attack (with complications)
MS-DRG 281 · Inpatient stay |
$38,078 | $6,127 | -13% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$47,839 | $11,851 | -13% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$34,093 | $7,473 | -13% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,716 | $2,272 | -62% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,249 | $8,955 | -49% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,322 | $1,360 | -47% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$45,651 | $15,604 | -45% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (severe)
MS-DRG 321 · Inpatient stay |
$84,921 | $19,452 | -41% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,133 | $4,841 | -40% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
$51,669 | $15,004 | -38% |
|
Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures
APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$97,630 | $27,521 | -34% |
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.