St Luke's Regional Medical Center
ST LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER in Boise, ID charges 5.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 116 analyzed procedures, reflecting this nonprofit hospital's pricing structure.
Boise, ID 83712 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.48x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
10.06x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
116
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $133,136 | $66,568 | — | 10.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $91,818 | $45,909 | — | 8.7x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $60,037 | $30,019 | — | 8.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $28,332 | $14,166 | — | 8x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $69,663 | $34,831 | — | 8x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $47,400 | $23,700 | — | 7.9x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $165,849 | $82,925 | — | 7.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $86,634 | $43,317 | — | 7.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $39,286 | $19,643 | — | 7.8x |
| CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 847 | $65,300 | $32,650 | — | 7.4x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $127,286 | $63,643 | — | 7.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $32,619 | $16,309 | — | 7.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $86,490 | $43,245 | — | 7.1x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $122,429 | $61,214 | — | 6.9x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $86,592 | $43,296 | — | 6.9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $203,307 | $101,654 | — | 6.8x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $163,872 | $81,936 | — | 6.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $29,568 | $14,784 | — | 6.7x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $72,366 | $36,183 | — | 6.7x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $157,713 | $78,857 | — | 6.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $43,236 | $21,618 | — | 6.6x |
| O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 621 | $57,581 | $28,790 | — | 6.4x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $38,637 | $19,318 | — | 6.4x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $56,308 | $28,154 | — | 6.4x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $89,376 | $44,688 | — | 6.4x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $120,488 | $60,244 | — | 6.4x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $58,266 | $29,133 | — | 6.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $37,345 | $18,672 | — | 6.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $40,030 | $20,015 | — | 6.2x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $74,298 | $37,149 | — | 6.2x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $41,066 | $20,533 | — | 6.1x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $253,283 | $126,642 | — | 6.1x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $161,967 | $80,984 | — | 6.1x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $34,919 | $17,460 | — | 6.1x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $31,094 | $15,547 | — | 6.1x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $68,114 | $34,057 | — | 5.9x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $33,501 | $16,751 | — | 5.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $120,437 | $60,218 | — | 5.8x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $43,665 | $21,832 | — | 5.7x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $48,723 | $24,362 | — | 5.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $80,312 | $40,156 | — | 5.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $48,606 | $24,303 | — | 5.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $45,588 | $22,794 | — | 5.7x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $187,892 | $93,946 | — | 5.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $29,195 | $14,598 | — | 5.6x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $55,484 | $27,742 | — | 5.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $35,901 | $17,950 | — | 5.5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $69,432 | $34,716 | — | 5.5x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $58,022 | $29,011 | — | 5.5x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $75,332 | $37,666 | — | 5.5x |
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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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