Saint Luke's East Hospital
Saint Luke's East Hospital in Lees Summit, Missouri charges 11.4x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 82 analyzed procedures, reflecting significant price variation in this nonprofit healthcare facility.
Lees Summit, MO 64086 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
11.42x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
21.23x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
82
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
1.2%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $55,305 | $27,652 | — | 21.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $54,623 | $27,311 | — | 18.8x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $59,228 | $29,614 | — | 18x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 195 | $42,950 | $21,475 | — | 16.5x |
| PLEURAL EFFUSION WITH CC | 187 | $80,347 | $40,174 | — | 14.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $62,208 | $31,104 | — | 14.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $70,188 | $35,094 | — | 14.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $50,262 | $25,131 | — | 14.7x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $49,533 | $24,766 | — | 14.5x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $53,608 | $26,804 | — | 14.4x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $61,960 | $30,980 | — | 14.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $55,832 | $27,916 | — | 14.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $65,713 | $32,856 | — | 14.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $27,670 | $13,835 | — | 13.9x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $56,534 | $28,267 | — | 13.7x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $56,831 | $28,416 | — | 13.5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $88,839 | $44,419 | — | 13.5x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $72,847 | $36,424 | — | 13.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $46,766 | $23,383 | — | 13.4x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $57,008 | $28,504 | — | 13.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $41,116 | $20,558 | — | 13.1x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $55,427 | $27,713 | — | 13x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $51,480 | $25,740 | — | 12.9x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 179 | $44,916 | $22,458 | — | 12.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $44,416 | $22,208 | — | 12.8x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $45,713 | $22,856 | — | 12.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $84,980 | $42,490 | — | 12.5x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $94,718 | $47,359 | — | 12.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $80,343 | $40,171 | — | 12.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $51,854 | $25,927 | — | 12.4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $62,889 | $31,445 | — | 12.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $79,359 | $39,680 | — | 12.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $44,255 | $22,128 | — | 12x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $83,543 | $41,772 | — | 11.8x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $35,815 | $17,908 | — | 11.8x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $50,636 | $25,318 | — | 11.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $75,160 | $37,580 | — | 11.7x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 192 | $30,686 | $15,343 | — | 11.6x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $68,183 | $34,091 | — | 11.5x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $100,315 | $50,158 | — | 11.5x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $51,081 | $25,541 | — | 11.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $97,782 | $48,891 | — | 11.4x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $89,125 | $44,562 | — | 11.4x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $55,019 | $27,509 | — | 11.4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $49,658 | $24,829 | — | 11.3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $87,907 | $43,954 | — | 11.3x |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $80,261 | $40,131 | — | 11.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $113,119 | $56,560 | — | 11.1x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $38,596 | $19,298 | — | 11x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $59,919 | $29,960 | — | 10.8x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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