Utah / Lakeview Hospital
CMS certification 460042 · Bountiful, UT · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Lakeview Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Lakeview Hospital reported 224 Medicare inpatient stays across 10 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.75 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Utah, number 3 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: 77 stays at an average charge of $73,889, 18% below the national average. It also billed 851 outpatient services, charging 10.26 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 224
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.75×
- 3Rank in UT (highest ratio = 1) 3 of 21
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 10 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Lakeview Hospital charged more than the national average in 4 (40%). 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 | 77 | $73,889 | -18% | $13,201 |
| 455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 34 | $159,614 | -21% | $33,853 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 22 | $56,993 | +1% | $8,893 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 18 | $138,810 | +12% | $20,398 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 13 | $48,197 | -32% | $10,573 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 13 | $150,560 | -5% | $26,415 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 13 | $111,989 | +9% | $14,731 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 12 | $95,170 | +2% | $13,676 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 11 | $34,858 | -14% | $6,952 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 11 | $227,603 | -1% | $31,271 |
Outpatient services
Against the Utah average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Lakeview Hospital charged $73,889 on average, 25% more than the Utah average of $59,168, and was paid $13,201 against a state average of $16,261. For Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC (DRG 455), Lakeview Hospital charged $159,614 on average, 17% more than the Utah average of $136,800, and was paid $33,853 against a state average of $37,084. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Lakeview Hospital charged $56,993 on average, 30% more than the Utah average of $43,793, and was paid $8,893 against a state average of $11,505. For Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC (DRG 468), Lakeview Hospital charged $138,810 on average, 32% more than the Utah average of $105,347, and was paid $20,398 against a state average of $23,661. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $88,588 was 46% above the state average of $60,839. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $27,314 was 50% above the state average of $18,167. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $15,801 was 68% above the state average of $9,394. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $14,683 was 20% above the state average of $12,207.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful, UT, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2023-10-12 (CMS case 1931)
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-30 (CMS case 4212)
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.