Utah / LDS Hospital
CMS certification 460006 · Salt Lake City, UT · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
LDS Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
LDS Hospital reported 472 Medicare inpatient stays across 15 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.51 times what it was paid — mid-range in Utah, number 12 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: 102 stays at an average charge of $59,637, 34% below the national average. It also billed 1,196 outpatient services, charging 5.05 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 472
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.51×
- 3Rank in UT (highest ratio = 1) 12 of 21
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 15 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, LDS Hospital charged more than the national average in 3 (20%). 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 | 102 | $59,637 | -34% | $16,872 |
| 885 Psychoses | 91 | $66,894 | +52% | $17,919 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 34 | $94,668 | -40% | $26,111 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 34 | $53,595 | -42% | $16,322 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 31 | $59,475 | -50% | $19,552 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 26 | $22,785 | -54% | $10,357 |
| 897 Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation... | 23 | $40,767 | +10% | $9,339 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 22 | $54,392 | -23% | $14,875 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 20 | $42,942 | -25% | $11,879 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 20 | $104,295 | -54% | $34,424 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 17 | $28,725 | -52% | $12,187 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 16 | $42,017 | -25% | $12,002 |
| 834 Acute Leukemia with MCC | 14 | $292,105 | +2% | $71,438 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 11 | $32,450 | -33% | $10,167 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 11 | $43,964 | -33% | $12,813 |
Outpatient services
Against the Utah average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), LDS Hospital charged $59,637 on average, 1% more than the Utah average of $59,168, and was paid $16,872 against a state average of $16,261. For Psychoses (DRG 885), LDS Hospital charged $66,894 on average, 49% more than the Utah average of $44,973, and was paid $17,919 against a state average of $12,856. For Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC (DRG 467), LDS Hospital charged $94,668 on average, 11% less than the Utah average of $106,050, and was paid $26,111 against a state average of $28,854. For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), LDS Hospital charged $53,595 on average, 23% less than the Utah average of $69,156, and was paid $16,322 against a state average of $16,850. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $42,087 was 31% below the state average of $60,839. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $6,913 was 14% below the state average of $8,000. For Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5073), its average charge of $21,047 was 43% above the state average of $14,755. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $19,888 was 21% below the state average of $25,166.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2023-06-06 (CMS case 273)
- Warning Notice — 2025-02-18 (CMS case 3123)
- Closure Notice — 2025-05-20 (CMS case 3123)
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.