5/100
#2,521 nationally
St Mary's Medical Center
901 45Th St, West Palm Beach, FL 33407 · (561) 840-6202
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, St Mary's Medical Center billed $12.12 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
- 12.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 41
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in FL
- #137
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 1/5
- 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 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 5% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 15% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
125 | $42,685 | $2,416 | +120% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
110 | $186,104 | $16,329 | +185% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
71 | $182,963 | $11,472 | +193% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
59 | $126,413 | $6,134 | +217% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
53 | $233,841 | $16,951 | +181% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
47 | $118,030 | $9,468 | +202% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
39 | $194,937 | $16,007 | +156% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
33 | $110,824 | $9,439 | +143% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
32 | $100,754 | $12,451 | +132% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 083 · Inpatient stay |
31 | $164,644 | $12,518 | +175% |
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 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$79,230 | $2,795 | +289% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$192,808 | $14,005 | +239% |
|
Seizures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay |
$137,544 | $8,425 | +237% |
|
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Complications
MS-DRG 493 · Inpatient stay |
$322,759 | $22,202 | +217% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$126,413 | $6,134 | +217% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$118,030 | $9,468 | +202% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$182,963 | $11,472 | +193% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$107,275 | $10,319 | +193% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face
MS-DRG 004 · Inpatient stay |
$791,066 | $69,518 | +47% |
|
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 472 · Inpatient stay |
$188,339 | $24,174 | +58% |
|
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 025 · Inpatient stay |
$314,277 | $31,566 | +63% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$98,020 | $10,497 | +85% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$158,003 | $18,876 | +96% |
|
Back Problems (severe)
MS-DRG 551 · Inpatient stay |
$138,205 | $13,280 | +99% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$62,697 | $9,021 | +106% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$99,698 | $11,478 | +106% |
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.