Utah / Holy Cross Hospital-Davis
CMS certification 460041 · Layton, UT · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Holy Cross Hospital-Davis: charges and Medicare payments
Holy Cross Hospital-Davis reported 293 Medicare inpatient stays across 14 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.16 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Utah, number 7 of 21 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.69×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 61 stays at an average charge of $55,713, 38% below the national average. It also billed 1,549 outpatient services, charging 6.39 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 293
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.16×
- 3Rank in UT (highest ratio = 1) 7 of 21
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 14 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Holy Cross Hospital-Davis charged more than the national average in 1 (7%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 61 | $55,713 | -38% | $13,896 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 41 | $41,084 | -27% | $10,012 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 27 | $36,035 | -40% | $9,833 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 22 | $30,086 | -39% | $7,610 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 19 | $50,822 | -28% | $12,084 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 16 | $35,813 | -36% | $8,091 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 16 | $46,334 | -30% | $10,484 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $19,200 | -48% | $6,032 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 14 | $34,567 | -53% | $11,148 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 13 | $36,763 | -24% | $7,377 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 13 | $28,851 | -29% | $7,316 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 13 | $121,412 | -47% | $34,569 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 12 | $118,262 | +3% | $12,930 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 12 | $52,188 | -44% | $14,154 |
Outpatient services
Against the Utah average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Holy Cross Hospital-Davis charged $55,713 on average, 6% less than the Utah average of $59,168, and was paid $13,896 against a state average of $16,261. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Holy Cross Hospital-Davis charged $41,084 on average, 6% less than the Utah average of $43,793, and was paid $10,012 against a state average of $11,505. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Holy Cross Hospital-Davis charged $36,035 on average, 4% less than the Utah average of $37,536, and was paid $9,833 against a state average of $11,384. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Holy Cross Hospital-Davis charged $30,086 on average, 8% less than the Utah average of $32,567, and was paid $7,610 against a state average of $9,393. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $10,509 was 31% above the state average of $8,002. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $13,571 was 70% above the state average of $8,000. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $15,783 was 4% above the state average of $15,209. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $23,330 was 12% below the state average of $26,362.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Holy Cross Hospital-Davis in Layton, UT, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2022-12-28 (CMS case 730)
- Closure Notice — 2023-04-18 (CMS case 730)
- Met Requirements — 2025-05-21 (CMS case 4631)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.