Pennsylvania / St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
CMS certification 390330 · Stroudsburg, PA
St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus: charges and Medicare payments
St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus reported 1,746 Medicare inpatient stays across 60 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 9.04 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Pennsylvania, number 4 of 117 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.27×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 246 stays at an average charge of $125,218, 39% above the national average. It also billed 1,012 outpatient services, charging 14.44 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,746
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 9.04×
- 3Rank in PA (highest ratio = 1) 4 of 117
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 60 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus charged more than the national average in 60 (100%). 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 | 246 | $125,218 | +39% | $14,999 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 155 | $93,550 | +66% | $9,857 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 65 | $78,331 | +60% | $8,157 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 57 | $72,204 | +25% | $9,944 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 48 | $65,556 | +63% | $6,736 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 46 | $95,366 | +35% | $11,841 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 46 | $63,563 | +68% | $6,188 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 45 | $65,657 | +61% | $7,101 |
| 092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC | 42 | $62,654 | +22% | $8,219 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 41 | $105,238 | +60% | $10,749 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 33 | $83,439 | +38% | $9,968 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 32 | $84,743 | +42% | $9,809 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 32 | $77,369 | +59% | $8,460 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 30 | $54,284 | +46% | $6,107 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 29 | $73,891 | +30% | $10,396 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 29 | $56,480 | +51% | $6,852 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 28 | $75,515 | +70% | $7,153 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 27 | $110,758 | +73% | $9,457 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 27 | $57,561 | +59% | $5,806 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 26 | $261,892 | +14% | $34,828 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 25 | $141,580 | +24% | $14,278 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 24 | $68,585 | +40% | $7,493 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 23 | $169,789 | +51% | $17,614 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 23 | $69,420 | +35% | $8,582 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 23 | $139,432 | +90% | $12,018 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 22 | $62,432 | +33% | $7,390 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 21 | $82,918 | +49% | $8,030 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 20 | $122,392 | +116% | $11,347 |
| 149 Dysequilibrium | 19 | $73,241 | +65% | $7,664 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 19 | $51,996 | +30% | $5,898 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 19 | $58,516 | +29% | $7,011 |
| 315 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with CC | 19 | $63,573 | +33% | $7,618 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 19 | $124,688 | +46% | $14,275 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 18 | $81,588 | +80% | $7,834 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 18 | $178,378 | +77% | $15,462 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 18 | $88,109 | +41% | $10,757 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 17 | $124,013 | +24% | $15,711 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 17 | $62,557 | +36% | $7,419 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 16 | $62,892 | +59% | $7,153 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 16 | $63,527 | +66% | $6,324 |
| 300 Peripheral Vascular Disorders with CC | 16 | $92,428 | +87% | $8,076 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 16 | $152,486 | +64% | $13,224 |
| 091 Other Disorders of Nervous System with MCC | 15 | $133,014 | +61% | $13,311 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 15 | $201,715 | +23% | $23,451 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 15 | $69,235 | +46% | $7,941 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 15 | $95,073 | +39% | $9,930 |
| 176 Pulmonary Embolism without MCC | 14 | $73,319 | +77% | $6,782 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 14 | $51,308 | +79% | $4,463 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 14 | $172,386 | +82% | $15,068 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 14 | $72,852 | +87% | $5,861 |
| 418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC | 14 | $133,740 | +43% | $13,362 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 14 | $47,804 | +15% | $6,685 |
| 390 Gastrointestinal Obstruction without CC/MCC | 12 | $39,829 | +43% | $5,042 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 12 | $154,079 | +57% | $15,742 |
| 071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC | 11 | $63,193 | +25% | $7,592 |
| 074 Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without MCC | 11 | $78,705 | +47% | $8,725 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 11 | $65,952 | +8% | $9,695 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 11 | $163,552 | +60% | $15,596 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 11 | $75,899 | +78% | $6,625 |
| 813 Coagulation Disorders | 11 | $119,125 | +49% | $14,223 |
Outpatient services
Against the Pennsylvania average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus charged $125,218 on average, 42% more than the Pennsylvania average of $88,167, and was paid $14,999 against a state average of $16,881. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus charged $93,550 on average, 63% more than the Pennsylvania average of $57,362, and was paid $9,857 against a state average of $11,112. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus charged $78,331 on average, 57% more than the Pennsylvania average of $49,758, and was paid $8,157 against a state average of $9,077. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus charged $72,204 on average, 11% more than the Pennsylvania average of $65,329, and was paid $9,944 against a state average of $11,268. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $35,151 was 62% above the state average of $21,732. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $14,532 was 6% above the state average of $13,651. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $15,577 was 1% above the state average of $15,366. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $44,484 was 56% above the state average of $28,496.
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.