22/100
#2,128 nationally
St Luke's Hospital At The Vintage
20171 Chasewood Park Drive, Houston, TX 77070 · (832) 534-5000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, St Luke's Hospital At The Vintage billed $6.92 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
- 6.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 23
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #125
- 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 17% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 20% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 22% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 44% 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 |
109 | $102,453 | $15,480 | +57% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
58 | $33,350 | $2,458 | +72% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
39 | $88,358 | $13,008 | +44% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
30 | $110,172 | $13,023 | +100% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
23 | $14,790 | $1,791 | +30% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $70,963 | $10,483 | +63% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $78,636 | $13,071 | +38% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $76,072 | $10,864 | +57% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $30,659 | $3,026 | +21% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $16,855 | $1,490 | +50% |
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 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$168,474 | $20,234 | +109% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$110,172 | $13,023 | +100% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,350 | $2,458 | +72% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$70,963 | $10,483 | +63% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$65,733 | $9,811 | +61% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$76,072 | $10,864 | +57% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$102,453 | $15,480 | +57% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$55,768 | $7,850 | +52% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,658 | $3,233 | about average |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$54,660 | $10,576 | +13% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$60,590 | $11,816 | +14% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$204,522 | $36,046 | +15% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$47,074 | $6,634 | +18% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,196 | $1,764 | +21% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,659 | $3,026 | +21% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$91,937 | $14,528 | +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.