72/100
#592 nationally
Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St Louis
12303 Depaul Drive, Bridgeton, MO 63044 · (314) 344-6000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St Louis billed $3.70 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
- 3.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 84
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MO
- #16
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 59% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 84% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 76% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 79% 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 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
361 | $16,747 | $4,985 | -52% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
350 | $38,035 | $11,309 | -39% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
217 | $60,139 | $14,812 | -8% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
199 | $16,868 | $2,370 | -13% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
159 | $44,671 | $12,658 | +24% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
142 | $39,338 | $9,977 | -9% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
138 | $15,524 | $2,770 | -19% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
117 | $23,052 | $4,803 | -36% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
104 | $5,721 | $1,389 | -33% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
82 | $9,515 | $2,025 | -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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$44,671 | $12,658 | +24% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,071 | $1,538 | +15% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$37,580 | $8,077 | -4% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$51,722 | $12,488 | -6% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,961 | $1,780 | -7% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$60,139 | $14,812 | -8% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$39,338 | $9,977 | -9% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$36,328 | $9,769 | -11% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Central Nervous System Principal
MS-DRG 023 · Inpatient stay |
$73,344 | $39,678 | -68% |
|
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 314 · Inpatient stay |
$29,619 | $13,753 | -62% |
|
Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 327 · Inpatient stay |
$43,660 | $19,643 | -62% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,631 | $1,593 | -61% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 329 · Inpatient stay |
$84,892 | $29,519 | -53% |
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 393 · Inpatient stay |
$30,515 | $12,551 | -52% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,747 | $4,985 | -52% |
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 299 · Inpatient stay |
$33,930 | $12,262 | -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.