St Lukes Hospital
ST LUKES HOSPITAL in Cedar Rapids, Iowa charges 4.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 83 analyzed procedures, reflecting pricing patterns common among nonprofit healthcare facilities.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.06x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
6.76x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
83
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $40,226 | $20,113 | — | 6.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $18,211 | $9,106 | — | 6.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $59,405 | $29,702 | — | 6.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $55,982 | $27,991 | — | 6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $13,856 | $6,928 | — | 5.9x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $186,123 | $93,062 | — | 5.7x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $176,396 | $88,198 | — | 5.7x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $57,447 | $28,723 | — | 5.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $110,618 | $55,309 | — | 5.5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $36,396 | $18,198 | — | 5.3x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $18,880 | $9,440 | — | 5.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $27,151 | $13,576 | — | 5.1x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $151,581 | $75,791 | — | 4.9x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $100,629 | $50,315 | — | 4.9x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $18,707 | $9,354 | — | 4.8x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $65,935 | $32,968 | — | 4.8x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 266 | $203,636 | $101,818 | — | 4.8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $53,173 | $26,587 | — | 4.7x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $74,726 | $37,363 | — | 4.6x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $25,805 | $12,902 | — | 4.6x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $16,099 | $8,050 | — | 4.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $55,177 | $27,589 | — | 4.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $61,172 | $30,586 | — | 4.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $17,903 | $8,951 | — | 4.5x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $138,787 | $69,393 | — | 4.4x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 229 | $91,651 | $45,825 | — | 4.4x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 228 | $139,055 | $69,528 | — | 4.3x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $21,078 | $10,539 | — | 4.3x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $18,527 | $9,263 | — | 4.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $23,902 | $11,951 | — | 4.3x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $18,469 | $9,235 | — | 4.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $32,126 | $16,063 | — | 4.2x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $21,610 | $10,805 | — | 4.2x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $48,779 | $24,389 | — | 4.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $38,953 | $19,476 | — | 4.2x |
| OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH STATUS | 951 | $12,305 | $6,152 | — | 4.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $9,735 | $4,867 | — | 4.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $77,468 | $38,734 | — | 4.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $17,773 | $8,886 | — | 4.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $76,065 | $38,033 | — | 4.1x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $97,087 | $48,544 | — | 4x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $18,149 | $9,075 | — | 4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $16,499 | $8,250 | — | 4x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $16,906 | $8,453 | — | 4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $21,042 | $10,521 | — | 4x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $32,007 | $16,004 | — | 4x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $23,510 | $11,755 | — | 3.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $51,714 | $25,857 | — | 3.9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $127,171 | $63,586 | — | 3.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $15,055 | $7,527 | — | 3.8x |
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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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