33/100
#1,802 nationally
University Of Louisville Hospital
530 South Jackson Street, Louisville, KY 40202 · (502) 562-3000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, University Of Louisville Hospital billed $5.09 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
- 5.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 97
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in KY
- #33
- 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 43% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 34% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
254 | $11,146 | $1,349 | +11% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
211 | $15,354 | $2,250 | -21% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
142 | $20,904 | $2,708 | +9% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
141 | $93,367 | $20,732 | +43% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
141 | $14,503 | $1,996 | +23% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
134 | $19,512 | $2,357 | +10% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
106 | $13,125 | $1,755 | about average |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
105 | $22,401 | $1,615 | +91% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
80 | $35,930 | $8,775 | -40% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
78 | $45,762 | $4,924 | +32% |
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 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$138,924 | $4,617 | +284% |
|
Stroke (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 066 · Inpatient stay |
$108,305 | $19,599 | +202% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,768 | $586 | +148% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,788 | $1,462 | +135% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$103,081 | $13,596 | +126% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,401 | $1,615 | +91% |
|
Extensive Operating Room Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Complications
MS-DRG 982 · Inpatient stay |
$195,753 | $31,975 | +86% |
|
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 314 · Inpatient stay |
$139,098 | $28,505 | +78% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except
MS-DRG 003 · Inpatient stay |
$440,633 | $134,871 | -50% |
|
Level 4 ENT Procedures
APC 5164 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,173 | $1,625 | -46% |
|
Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face
MS-DRG 004 · Inpatient stay |
$304,940 | $112,927 | -43% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,930 | $8,775 | -40% |
|
Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Complications
MS-DRG 847 · Inpatient stay |
$34,374 | $12,677 | -36% |
|
Non-extensive Burns
MS-DRG 935 · Inpatient stay |
$65,964 | $20,591 | -31% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 084 · Inpatient stay |
$33,929 | $9,732 | -31% |
|
Other Operating Room Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with Complications
MS-DRG 958 · Inpatient stay |
$112,710 | $36,487 | -28% |
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.