St Lukes Hospital
ST LUKES HOSPITAL in Duluth, MN charges 4.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 90 analyzed procedures, according to our data analysis of this nonprofit healthcare facility.
Duluth, MN 55805 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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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
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.06x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
10.13x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
90
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $36,930 | $18,465 | — | 10.1x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $47,130 | $23,565 | — | 6.7x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $31,704 | $15,852 | — | 6.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $73,279 | $36,639 | — | 6.3x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $31,244 | $15,622 | — | 6.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $38,964 | $19,482 | — | 5.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $72,284 | $36,142 | — | 5.8x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $46,640 | $23,320 | — | 5.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $14,929 | $7,465 | — | 5.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $20,992 | $10,496 | — | 5.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $29,248 | $14,624 | — | 5.6x |
| PSYCHOSES | 885 | $48,872 | $24,436 | — | 5.6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $21,807 | $10,904 | — | 5x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $23,066 | $11,533 | — | 4.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $19,815 | $9,908 | — | 4.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $35,970 | $17,985 | — | 4.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $28,466 | $14,233 | — | 4.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $26,484 | $13,242 | — | 4.8x |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $26,364 | $13,182 | — | 4.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $21,015 | $10,508 | — | 4.7x |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 809 | $32,961 | $16,480 | — | 4.6x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $52,005 | $26,003 | — | 4.4x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $24,662 | $12,331 | — | 4.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $20,992 | $10,496 | — | 4.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $42,572 | $21,286 | — | 4.4x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $23,030 | $11,515 | — | 4.4x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $87,214 | $43,607 | — | 4.3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $23,576 | $11,788 | — | 4.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $27,899 | $13,950 | — | 4.3x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $28,649 | $14,324 | — | 4.3x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $28,440 | $14,220 | — | 4.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $92,443 | $46,221 | — | 4.2x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $35,794 | $17,897 | — | 4.2x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $59,970 | $29,985 | — | 4.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $49,060 | $24,530 | — | 4.1x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $64,332 | $32,166 | — | 4x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $105,175 | $52,588 | — | 4x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $22,202 | $11,101 | — | 4x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH MCC | 417 | $64,437 | $32,218 | — | 4x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $25,846 | $12,923 | — | 3.9x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $62,785 | $31,393 | — | 3.9x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $98,809 | $49,405 | — | 3.9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $108,752 | $54,376 | — | 3.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $17,357 | $8,679 | — | 3.9x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $39,255 | $19,628 | — | 3.9x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $22,320 | $11,160 | — | 3.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $17,021 | $8,511 | — | 3.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $189,130 | $94,565 | — | 3.8x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $19,185 | $9,593 | — | 3.8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $47,438 | $23,719 | — | 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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