St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City
ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF KANSAS CITY charges 8.2x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 138 analyzed procedures, with 7% classified as pricing outliers.
Kansas City, MO 64111 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
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
8.2x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
22.19x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
138
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
7.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $410,729 | $205,364 | — | 22.2x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $534,402 | $267,201 | — | 19.4x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $61,126 | $30,563 | — | 13.7x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $81,374 | $40,687 | — | 12.8x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $61,597 | $30,799 | — | 12.7x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $192,695 | $96,348 | — | 12.6x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $84,677 | $42,339 | — | 12.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $37,766 | $18,883 | — | 12.3x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $66,263 | $33,131 | — | 11.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $47,844 | $23,922 | — | 11x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $103,920 | $51,960 | — | 10.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $126,240 | $63,120 | — | 10.8x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $54,911 | $27,456 | — | 10.7x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $131,540 | $65,770 | — | 10.5x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $62,091 | $31,045 | — | 10.4x |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 863 | $70,854 | $35,427 | — | 10.2x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $111,712 | $55,856 | — | 10.2x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $50,270 | $25,135 | — | 9.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $67,758 | $33,879 | — | 9.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $74,225 | $37,113 | — | 9.9x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $68,655 | $34,328 | — | 9.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $136,045 | $68,023 | — | 9.9x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $47,660 | $23,830 | — | 9.9x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $59,617 | $29,809 | — | 9.8x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $53,483 | $26,741 | — | 9.8x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $57,612 | $28,806 | — | 9.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $107,615 | $53,807 | — | 9.7x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $49,365 | $24,683 | — | 9.7x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $59,184 | $29,592 | — | 9.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $47,898 | $23,949 | — | 9.6x |
| POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 857 | $121,133 | $60,567 | — | 9.6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $95,841 | $47,921 | — | 9.5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $44,282 | $22,141 | — | 9.4x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC | 919 | $112,242 | $56,121 | — | 9.4x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH MCC | 417 | $173,819 | $86,909 | — | 9.3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $49,733 | $24,867 | — | 9.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $67,241 | $33,621 | — | 9.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $89,912 | $44,956 | — | 9.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $59,134 | $29,567 | — | 9.2x |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $196,855 | $98,428 | — | 9.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $62,369 | $31,184 | — | 9.1x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $46,326 | $23,163 | — | 9.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $119,740 | $59,870 | — | 9.1x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH MCC | 199 | $105,817 | $52,908 | — | 8.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $157,310 | $78,655 | — | 8.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $110,969 | $55,484 | — | 8.9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $376,100 | $188,050 | — | 8.8x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $128,769 | $64,384 | — | 8.7x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $62,387 | $31,193 | — | 8.6x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $140,086 | $70,043 | — | 8.6x |
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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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