24/100
#2,064 nationally
St Clare Hospital
11315 Bridgeport Way S W, Lakewood, WA 98499 · (253) 588-1711
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, St Clare Hospital billed $6.61 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
- 6.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 46
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WA
- #38
- 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 20% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 29% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 19% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 39% 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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
193 | $94,369 | $13,291 | +51% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
190 | $101,895 | $16,844 | +56% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
71 | $32,671 | $2,758 | +68% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
58 | $73,295 | $11,060 | +69% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $17,354 | $1,670 | +72% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
39 | $12,723 | $1,964 | +12% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
37 | $86,620 | $15,641 | +41% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
35 | $74,076 | $10,458 | +53% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
33 | $81,917 | $11,609 | +76% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
33 | $37,009 | $3,093 | +82% |
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 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$65,286 | $5,331 | +138% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,453 | $2,928 | +106% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$64,109 | $6,947 | +99% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,983 | $3,592 | +94% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$56,639 | $7,840 | +86% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$96,786 | $12,874 | +83% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,009 | $3,093 | +82% |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$61,488 | $5,833 | +79% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,823 | $3,139 | -22% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$179,818 | $44,040 | about average |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,723 | $1,964 | +12% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$51,544 | $8,938 | +13% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$47,293 | $9,847 | +15% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$68,731 | $13,932 | +21% |
|
Hypertension without Major Complications
MS-DRG 305 · Inpatient stay |
$42,618 | $6,741 | +27% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$92,030 | $15,184 | +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.