Missouri / St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City
CMS certification 260138 · Kansas City, MO · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City: charges and Medicare payments
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City reported 3,450 Medicare inpatient stays across 128 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.44 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Missouri, number 12 of 59 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.85×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 274, Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC: 180 stays at an average charge of $108,857, 31% below the national average. It also billed 3,741 outpatient services, charging 9.31 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 3,450
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.44×
- 3Rank in MO (highest ratio = 1) 12 of 59
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 128 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City charged more than the national average in 95 (74%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 180 | $108,857 | -31% | $26,815 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 162 | $81,730 | +45% | $13,203 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 119 | $159,397 | -28% | $38,330 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 104 | $188,874 | +109% | $26,638 |
| 266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 85 | $219,070 | -23% | $54,115 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 83 | $66,925 | +20% | $10,993 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 65 | $113,851 | +14% | $19,303 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 64 | $58,298 | +23% | $11,619 |
| 219 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures... | 59 | $340,632 | -15% | $69,866 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 58 | $137,683 | +23% | $24,381 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 53 | $186,673 | -19% | $48,644 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 50 | $55,916 | +14% | $10,155 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 48 | $54,126 | +43% | $8,960 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 46 | $42,874 | +19% | $7,773 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 43 | $97,299 | +38% | $15,249 |
| 236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC | 43 | $208,520 | -1% | $36,683 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 43 | $59,773 | +23% | $10,368 |
| 220 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures... | 40 | $221,018 | -20% | $47,321 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 40 | $72,116 | +80% | $9,201 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 38 | $126,512 | +10% | $15,549 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 35 | $117,789 | +17% | $18,703 |
| 023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 34 | $214,110 | -24% | $46,972 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 34 | $121,849 | +28% | $22,272 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 33 | $202,192 | +18% | $28,461 |
| 164 Major Chest Procedures with CC | 32 | $112,964 | -11% | $26,207 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 32 | $93,722 | +57% | $13,196 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 32 | $144,462 | +21% | $25,583 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 32 | $76,278 | +27% | $13,142 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 30 | $31,011 | +8% | $6,092 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 30 | $194,205 | +19% | $37,402 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 30 | $72,409 | +41% | $11,766 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 29 | $95,992 | +31% | $19,977 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 29 | $426,821 | +86% | $70,974 |
| 086 Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with CC | 28 | $66,422 | -3% | $13,286 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 28 | $99,032 | +75% | $14,404 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 28 | $67,546 | +82% | $8,553 |
| 235 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization with MCC | 27 | $268,060 | -8% | $48,640 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 27 | $115,045 | +35% | $16,119 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 27 | $51,415 | +38% | $10,383 |
| 163 Major Chest Procedures with MCC | 26 | $244,963 | +16% | $46,788 |
| 243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC | 26 | $112,131 | +1% | $23,228 |
| 253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC | 26 | $126,216 | -4% | $24,220 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 25 | $82,434 | +69% | $11,913 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 25 | $67,474 | +76% | $8,975 |
| 269 Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures except Pulsation Balloon... | 25 | $152,111 | -21% | $39,379 |
| 273 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures with MCC | 25 | $238,260 | +11% | $42,518 |
| 315 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with CC | 25 | $63,869 | +33% | $11,035 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 25 | $91,657 | +50% | $13,234 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 24 | $124,754 | +65% | $18,457 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 23 | $95,369 | +89% | $13,484 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 23 | $93,236 | +41% | $15,812 |
| 003 ECMO or Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal... | 22 | $1,119,192 | +6% | $188,737 |
| 027 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures without... | 22 | $124,802 | -11% | $22,031 |
| 038 Extracranial Procedures with CC | 22 | $83,918 | -4% | $13,965 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 22 | $79,980 | +25% | $11,658 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 22 | $71,531 | +57% | $10,884 |
| 981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis... | 22 | $230,704 | +7% | $45,709 |
| 026 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with CC | 21 | $171,520 | +4% | $28,155 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 21 | $124,678 | +117% | $15,611 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 21 | $340,731 | +58% | $51,564 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 128 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Missouri average
For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City charged $108,857 on average, 15% less than the Missouri average of $127,634, and was paid $26,815 against a state average of $24,435. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City charged $81,730 on average, 76% more than the Missouri average of $46,468, and was paid $13,203 against a state average of $10,539. For Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without MCC (DRG 267), St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City charged $159,397 on average, 12% less than the Missouri average of $181,999, and was paid $38,330 against a state average of $38,163. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City charged $188,874 on average, 159% more than the Missouri average of $72,886, and was paid $26,638 against a state average of $15,808. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $40,630 was 98% above the state average of $20,571. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $13,887 was 43% above the state average of $9,712. For Level 3 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5183), its average charge of $19,775 was 14% above the state average of $17,355. For Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures (outpatient APC 5213), its average charge of $174,478 was 19% above the state average of $147,115.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City in Kansas City, MO, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2023-09-29 (CMS case 1065)
- Closure Notice — 2024-03-14 (CMS case 1065)
- Met Requirements — 2025-03-19 (CMS case 3301)
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.