26/100
#2,006 nationally
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital
1317 Lake Pointe Parkway, Sugar Land, TX 77478 · (281) 637-7000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital billed $6.76 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
- 6.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 15
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #112
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 33% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 35% 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 |
117 | $133,954 | $16,704 | +105% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
50 | $26,363 | $2,538 | +36% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $14,365 | $1,764 | +22% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
25 | $73,225 | $10,881 | +69% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $88,221 | $14,854 | +55% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $230,140 | $50,290 | +29% |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
17 | $41,404 | $5,430 | +21% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $86,045 | $13,662 | +56% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $42,182 | $10,977 | -13% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
14 | $81,349 | $12,187 | +30% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$133,954 | $16,704 | +105% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$73,225 | $10,881 | +69% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$86,045 | $13,662 | +56% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$88,221 | $14,854 | +55% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,363 | $2,538 | +36% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$81,349 | $12,187 | +30% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$230,140 | $50,290 | +29% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$52,258 | $8,597 | +27% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$42,182 | $10,977 | -13% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$34,944 | $8,088 | -6% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,112 | $4,798 | -5% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,312 | $3,233 | about average |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,404 | $5,430 | +21% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,365 | $1,764 | +22% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,183 | $3,001 | +24% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$52,258 | $8,597 | +27% |
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.