Utah / Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake
CMS certification 460003 · Salt Lake City, UT
Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake: charges and Medicare payments
Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake reported 47 Medicare inpatient stays across 3 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.11 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 17 stays at an average charge of $50,171, 44% below the national average. It also billed 314 outpatient services, charging 5.58 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 47
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.11×
- 3Rank in UT (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 3 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake charged more than the national average in 1 (33%). 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 | 17 | $50,171 | -44% | $14,687 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 16 | $204,122 | +30% | $43,889 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 14 | $89,926 | -27% | $25,463 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 52 | $52,670 | $11,580 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 40 | $19,439 | $4,628 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 26 | $13,743 | $2,900 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 24 | $14,434 | $3,019 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 21 | $27,793 | $4,973 |
| Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures | 20 | $108,345 | $21,222 |
| Level 6 Gynecologic Procedures | 20 | $18,778 | $6,769 |
| Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures | 18 | $13,606 | $2,093 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 17 | $24,926 | $6,108 |
| Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 15 | $44,493 | $8,711 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 14 | $7,767 | $1,453 |
| Level 8 Urology and Related Services | 12 | $98,256 | $18,029 |
| Level 5 Gynecologic Procedures | 12 | $17,627 | $4,456 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 12 | $9,036 | $1,730 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 11 | $15,978 | $2,452 |
Against the Utah average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake charged $50,171 on average, 15% less than the Utah average of $59,168, and was paid $14,687 against a state average of $16,261. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake charged $204,122 on average, 66% more than the Utah average of $123,064, and was paid $43,889 against a state average of $26,541. For Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC (DRG 468), Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake charged $89,926 on average, 15% less than the Utah average of $105,347, and was paid $25,463 against a state average of $23,661. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $52,670 was 13% below the state average of $60,839. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $19,439 was 26% below the state average of $26,362. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $13,743 was 7% below the state average of $14,739. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $14,434 was 5% below the state average of $15,209.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
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.