18/100
#2,234 nationally
St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
250 South 21St Street, Easton, PA 18042 · (610) 250-4076
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus billed $8.01 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
- 8.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 27
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in PA
- #105
- 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 21% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 16% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% 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 |
103 | $13,566 | $1,799 | +15% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
88 | $92,155 | $12,621 | +48% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
76 | $30,586 | $2,601 | +57% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
67 | $95,266 | $16,229 | +46% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
52 | $91,228 | $10,702 | +110% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
41 | $22,225 | $3,006 | +16% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
41 | $47,769 | $3,323 | +105% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
28 | $16,240 | $1,854 | +43% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
25 | $23,738 | $1,507 | +136% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
25 | $166,275 | $17,858 | +100% |
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 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,738 | $1,507 | +136% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$65,722 | $6,594 | +115% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$43,565 | $2,978 | +114% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$91,228 | $10,702 | +110% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$82,168 | $6,610 | +106% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$47,769 | $3,323 | +105% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,148 | $1,923 | +102% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$166,275 | $17,858 | +100% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,331 | $1,154 | about average |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$58,689 | $13,960 | +3% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,566 | $1,799 | +15% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,225 | $3,006 | +16% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,768 | $5,305 | +21% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$64,071 | $11,825 | +32% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,240 | $1,854 | +43% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$78,996 | $13,371 | +44% |
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.