63/100
#859 nationally
St Luke's Des Peres Hospital
2345 Dougherty Ferry Road, Saint Louis, MO 63122
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, St Luke's Des Peres Hospital billed $4.37 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
- 4.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 21
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MO
- #28
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- Not rated
- 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 47% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 77% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 64% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 87% 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 |
143 | $46,982 | $11,648 | -25% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
105 | $66,647 | $16,266 | -20% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
76 | $31,337 | $6,300 | -21% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
58 | $62,952 | $14,048 | -21% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
52 | $17,060 | $3,103 | -17% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
44 | $19,216 | $2,775 | -6% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
42 | $13,836 | $2,297 | -29% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
41 | $14,175 | $2,705 | -44% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
33 | $23,937 | $4,827 | -32% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
29 | $59,502 | $9,503 | -12% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$49,936 | $10,389 | +15% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,981 | $1,627 | +6% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$48,820 | $9,497 | -5% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,216 | $2,775 | -6% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,564 | $1,430 | -6% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$59,502 | $9,503 | -12% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,729 | $2,403 | -17% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,060 | $3,103 | -17% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,175 | $2,705 | -44% |
|
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities
MS-DRG 483 · Inpatient stay |
$68,540 | $17,898 | -33% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,937 | $4,827 | -32% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$20,867 | $6,700 | -32% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,836 | $2,297 | -29% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$46,982 | $11,648 | -25% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$49,429 | $16,898 | -24% |
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 468 · Inpatient stay |
$82,486 | $17,507 | -24% |
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.