University of Louisville Hospital
University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, KY charges 5.8x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 60 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit-private facility.
Louisville, KY 40202 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 1/5
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
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.75x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
13.58x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
60
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
3.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $101,418 | $50,709 | — | 13.6x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $112,951 | $56,475 | — | 11.9x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $72,928 | $36,464 | — | 10.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $91,926 | $45,963 | — | 9.2x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $145,864 | $72,932 | — | 8.6x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $268,262 | $134,131 | — | 8.4x |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITH CC | 141 | $168,366 | $84,183 | — | 8.4x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $239,383 | $119,692 | — | 8.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $50,276 | $25,138 | — | 7.1x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $134,668 | $67,334 | — | 7x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $380,570 | $190,285 | — | 6.9x |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC | 964 | $62,808 | $31,404 | — | 6.6x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 084 | $49,289 | $24,645 | — | 6.6x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $44,262 | $22,131 | — | 6.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $107,241 | $53,620 | — | 6.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $85,520 | $42,760 | — | 6.5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $68,298 | $34,149 | — | 6.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $51,931 | $25,966 | — | 6.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $151,829 | $75,914 | — | 6.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $103,766 | $51,883 | — | 6.1x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $44,747 | $22,374 | — | 6x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MC | 024 | $268,914 | $134,457 | — | 6x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $38,402 | $19,201 | — | 5.9x |
| CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 847 | $62,792 | $31,396 | — | 5.8x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITH MCC | 551 | $76,492 | $38,246 | — | 5.8x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $33,364 | $16,682 | — | 5.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $90,659 | $45,329 | — | 5.5x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $41,376 | $20,688 | — | 5.5x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $84,737 | $42,368 | — | 5.4x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $44,501 | $22,250 | — | 5.3x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $76,232 | $38,116 | — | 5.3x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $37,489 | $18,744 | — | 5.3x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $206,142 | $103,071 | — | 5.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $35,083 | $17,541 | — | 5.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $56,694 | $28,347 | — | 5.2x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH MCC | 492 | $155,041 | $77,521 | — | 5.2x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $195,323 | $97,662 | — | 5.2x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $32,576 | $16,288 | — | 5.1x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $264,011 | $132,005 | — | 5x |
| PSYCHOSES | 885 | $51,442 | $25,721 | — | 5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $50,999 | $25,500 | — | 4.8x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC | 958 | $158,132 | $79,066 | — | 4.8x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $77,633 | $38,816 | — | 4.6x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $48,587 | $24,294 | — | 4.4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $55,669 | $27,834 | — | 4.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $176,715 | $88,357 | — | 4.3x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $81,320 | $40,660 | — | 4.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $271,467 | $135,734 | — | 4.2x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $83,414 | $41,707 | — | 4.2x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $73,624 | $36,812 | — | 4.1x |
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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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