37/100
#1,699 nationally
Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital
1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104 · (314) 257-8000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital billed $4.21 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
- 122
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MO
- #44
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 1/5
- 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 53% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 34% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 33% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 0% 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 |
202 | $11,623 | $1,658 | about average |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
161 | $20,822 | $2,369 | +7% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
142 | $107,454 | $25,466 | +65% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
130 | $15,434 | $1,322 | +53% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
126 | $18,449 | $2,037 | +57% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
99 | $35,324 | $2,484 | +100% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
76 | $26,183 | $2,658 | +37% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
76 | $44,558 | $4,045 | +23% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
72 | $61,184 | $9,476 | -10% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
70 | $192,154 | $48,437 | about average |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
$1,046,295 | $132,054 | +1,462% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,324 | $2,484 | +100% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,260 | $1,377 | +89% |
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$143,592 | $19,076 | +78% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,956 | $1,688 | +76% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$81,781 | $19,599 | +69% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$107,454 | $25,466 | +65% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,661 | $3,554 | +58% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$1,027 | $597 | -67% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,118 | $1,484 | -64% |
|
Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 040 · Inpatient stay |
$104,812 | $38,183 | -44% |
|
Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face
MS-DRG 004 · Inpatient stay |
$302,074 | $118,430 | -44% |
|
ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except
MS-DRG 003 · Inpatient stay |
$558,365 | $189,130 | -36% |
|
Level 4 ENT Procedures
APC 5164 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,433 | $2,814 | -34% |
|
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 074 · Inpatient stay |
$33,125 | $13,187 | -30% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,958 | $5,700 | -29% |
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.