Missouri / Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph
CMS certification 260006 · Saint Joseph, MO · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph: charges and Medicare payments
Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph reported 4,146 Medicare inpatient stays across 105 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Missouri, number 49 of 59 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.85×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 485 stays at an average charge of $56,665, 37% below the national average. It also billed 4,279 outpatient services, charging 4.97 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 4,146
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3×
- 3Rank in MO (highest ratio = 1) 49 of 59
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 105 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). 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 | 485 | $56,665 | -37% | $18,610 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 227 | $39,261 | -30% | $11,903 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 176 | $43,662 | -27% | $12,387 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 154 | $55,172 | -22% | $15,836 |
| 885 Psychoses | 112 | $27,867 | -37% | $13,122 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 99 | $23,761 | -37% | $7,438 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 79 | $30,893 | -37% | $9,719 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 77 | $29,755 | -39% | $9,132 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 75 | $29,483 | -21% | $8,079 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 73 | $44,314 | -40% | $15,163 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 72 | $25,482 | -37% | $7,661 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 72 | $33,618 | -35% | $10,905 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 69 | $33,231 | -34% | $10,259 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 67 | $50,158 | -50% | $18,887 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 67 | $103,358 | -55% | $45,451 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 65 | $25,644 | -33% | $7,955 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 62 | $50,988 | -33% | $15,554 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 61 | $35,690 | -38% | $11,503 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 59 | $55,274 | -45% | $18,173 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 57 | $45,801 | -24% | $13,900 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 56 | $22,835 | -37% | $6,793 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 53 | $64,357 | -59% | $29,230 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 51 | $124,878 | -44% | $43,949 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 50 | $36,204 | -35% | $9,144 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 48 | $69,493 | -39% | $17,230 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 48 | $28,300 | -30% | $8,810 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 45 | $51,239 | -50% | $19,234 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 44 | $23,971 | -35% | $7,267 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 43 | $42,705 | -6% | $8,997 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 42 | $67,310 | -57% | $30,645 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 39 | $62,248 | -48% | $21,581 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 39 | $27,093 | -43% | $9,321 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 36 | $18,721 | -35% | $5,391 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 36 | $51,259 | -40% | $16,566 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 32 | $31,430 | -38% | $9,489 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 32 | $103,276 | -37% | $27,516 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 31 | $22,626 | -54% | $9,456 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 29 | $44,811 | -21% | $11,669 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 29 | $29,626 | -35% | $8,528 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 29 | $32,625 | -47% | $11,644 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 29 | $26,133 | -41% | $8,895 |
| 243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC | 28 | $78,100 | -30% | $20,711 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 27 | $60,058 | -47% | $20,449 |
| 372 Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections... | 27 | $27,769 | -42% | $9,490 |
| 418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC | 26 | $56,186 | -40% | $15,668 |
| 236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC | 25 | $88,657 | -58% | $36,714 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 25 | $39,306 | -40% | $13,643 |
| 242 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with MCC | 23 | $101,086 | -37% | $31,709 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 23 | $39,781 | -38% | $9,870 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 23 | $118,214 | -45% | $41,402 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 23 | $61,726 | -37% | $18,438 |
| 299 Peripheral Vascular Disorders with MCC | 22 | $39,700 | -47% | $14,475 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 21 | $58,887 | -10% | $12,837 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 21 | $28,645 | -28% | $7,755 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 21 | $28,011 | -39% | $8,830 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 21 | $24,568 | -37% | $7,241 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 21 | $79,385 | -43% | $33,280 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 21 | $27,668 | -34% | $8,311 |
| 659 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with MCC | 20 | $64,729 | -46% | $23,560 |
| 660 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC | 20 | $39,587 | -41% | $12,261 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 105 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Missouri average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph charged $56,665 on average, 22% less than the Missouri average of $72,886, and was paid $18,610 against a state average of $15,808. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph charged $39,261 on average, 16% less than the Missouri average of $46,468, and was paid $11,903 against a state average of $10,539. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph charged $43,662 on average, 9% less than the Missouri average of $47,966, and was paid $12,387 against a state average of $10,821. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph charged $55,172 on average, 5% less than the Missouri average of $58,162, and was paid $15,836 against a state average of $13,151. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $16,113 was 22% below the state average of $20,571. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $7,511 was 24% below the state average of $9,865. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $8,085 was 17% below the state average of $9,712. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $22,237 was 7% below the state average of $23,828.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph in Saint Joseph, MO, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2023-02-24 (CMS case 1392)
- Closure Notice — 2023-06-05 (CMS case 1392)
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.