ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM
BETHLEHEM, PA 18015 · Acute Care Hospitals
183 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 26, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
183
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
10.3x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Above 90th Percentile
39%
Compared to PA hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM lists chargemaster rates that average 10.3x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 183 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in PA has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 5.3x, with ratios across the state ranging from 1.1x to 13.8x. At 10.3x, this facility’s average ratio is above the state median. 128 hospitals in PA report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM is PSYCHOSES (DRG 885). The listed chargemaster rate is $196,643, while Medicare reimburses $9,192 for the same procedure — a ratio of 21.4x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
72 of 183 procedures (39%) at this facility have listed rates above the 90th percentile compared to other PA hospitals reporting the same procedure data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM is a voluntary non-profit - private acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 5/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSYCHOSES | 885 | $196,643 | $9,192 | 21.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $71,949 | $4,030 | 17.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $185,479 | $10,436 | 17.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $239,305 | $13,972 | 17.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 093 | $92,601 | $5,694 | 16.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $115,025 | $7,311 | 15.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 621 | $123,068 | $8,059 | 15.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $80,866 | $5,467 | 14.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $208,479 | $14,155 | 14.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $191,045 | $13,653 | 14.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $93,672 | $6,766 | 13.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $76,925 | $5,577 | 13.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $100,537 | $7,330 | 13.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $106,577 | $7,779 | 13.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $70,332 | $5,169 | 13.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITH CC/MCC | 742 | $177,322 | $13,072 | 13.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $101,008 | $7,650 | 13.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $66,452 | $5,107 | 13.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $132,585 | $10,238 | 12.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $94,478 | $7,355 | 12.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $73,057 | $5,708 | 12.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $243,135 | $19,201 | 12.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $252,807 | $20,151 | 12.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $92,434 | $7,373 | 12.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $193,295 | $15,503 | 12.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $79,404 | $6,484 | 12.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| AMPUTATION FOR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS EXCEPT UPPER LIMB AND TOE WITH CC | 240 | $273,044 | $22,393 | 12.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $255,942 | $21,066 | 12.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $98,899 | $8,185 | 12.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $173,914 | $14,420 | 12.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $45,323 | $3,787 | 12.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $497,562 | $41,662 | 11.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $60,454 | $5,067 | 11.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $101,111 | $8,481 | 11.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $324,814 | $27,567 | 11.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $164,887 | $14,105 | 11.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 433 | $94,904 | $8,166 | 11.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $105,320 | $9,070 | 11.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH CC | 436 | $87,549 | $7,561 | 11.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $70,821 | $6,144 | 11.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $156,328 | $13,596 | 11.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $284,323 | $24,792 | 11.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $378,298 | $33,502 | 11.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $94,415 | $8,406 | 11.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $65,158 | $5,864 | 11.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH MCC | 199 | $157,221 | $14,148 | 11.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $196,165 | $17,674 | 11.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES | 264 | $240,855 | $22,144 | 10.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC | 907 | $345,064 | $31,747 | 10.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $62,257 | $5,727 | 10.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across PA hospitals
128 hospitals in PA report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 10.3x places it at the upper-middle range of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM
How much does ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM's listed chargemaster rates average 10.3x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 183 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM is PSYCHOSES (DRG 885), with a listed charge of $196,643 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $9,192 — a ratio of 21.4x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM expensive compared to other PA hospitals?
ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 10.3x. Ratios vary significantly across PA hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM in BETHLEHEM, PA accept Medicare?
ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.