71/100
#627 nationally
St Lukes Hospital
1026 A Ave Ne, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 · (319) 369-7211
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, St Lukes Hospital billed $4.11 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
- 4.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 110
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IA
- #18
- 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 65% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 64% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 82% 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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
319 | $45,361 | $11,245 | -27% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
304 | $12,790 | $2,339 | -34% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
280 | $37,910 | $13,324 | -42% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
270 | $125,735 | $20,221 | -5% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
251 | $19,881 | $2,790 | -21% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
235 | $25,510 | $8,862 | -41% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
203 | $7,073 | $1,389 | -30% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
183 | $9,461 | $1,641 | -19% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
146 | $22,522 | $4,438 | -18% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
135 | $11,932 | $2,716 | -38% |
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 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,611 | $1,643 | +11% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$83,427 | $16,038 | about average |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
$185,234 | $33,566 | about average |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,252 | $1,729 | -5% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$125,735 | $20,221 | -5% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
$113,631 | $21,809 | -9% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$44,214 | $9,203 | -14% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,497 | $2,696 | -15% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major
MS-DRG 441 · Inpatient stay |
$22,642 | $12,715 | -70% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$20,743 | $9,681 | -63% |
|
Back Problems (severe)
MS-DRG 551 · Inpatient stay |
$26,490 | $10,450 | -62% |
|
Interstitial Lung Disease with Major Complications
MS-DRG 196 · Inpatient stay |
$30,630 | $12,259 | -62% |
|
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Complications
MS-DRG 445 · Inpatient stay |
$20,400 | $7,163 | -60% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$13,218 | $6,244 | -60% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 329 · Inpatient stay |
$72,357 | $28,700 | -60% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
$15,415 | $6,605 | -59% |
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.