UT · 34 hospitals · #28 of 51 by charge gap

Hospital prices in Utah

29 Utah hospitals reported 23,818 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 3.69 times what it was paid — below the national median of 4.15×, number 28 of 51. The widest gap was at St Mark's Hospital (7.45×), the narrowest at Cedar City Hospital (2.27×). CMS's price-transparency list records 109 enforcement actions involving 50 Utah hospitals.

1Median charge ÷ paid 3.69×
2Hospitals reporting 34
3Medicare inpatient stays 23,818
4Price-transparency actions 109

Inpatient charge-to-payment ratio, the 15 Utah hospitals with the widest gap (100+ Medicare stays), bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Most common stays in Utah

DRG	Stays	UT avg charge	US avg charge	UT avg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with...	3,577	$59,168	$90,297	$16,261
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	1,228	$43,793	$56,380	$11,505
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without...	768	$32,567	$49,049	$9,393
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	709	$37,536	$59,757	$11,384
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	599	$45,681	$70,592	$14,258
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...	490	$69,156	$93,184	$16,850
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC...	461	$38,572	$55,724	$9,509
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures...	453	$151,400	$228,948	$39,872
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	414	$45,495	$57,570	$11,834
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	383	$70,327	$100,756	$16,982

Every hospital

Hospital	Stays	Ratio	Actions
University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City	5,085	2.67×	–
Intermountain Medical Center Murray	4,074	3.95×	2
St George Regional Hospital St George	3,943	3.15×	–
Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital Provo	2,437	4.02×	–
Mckay-Dee Hospital Ogden	2,093	4.25×	3
St Mark's Hospital Salt Lake City	1,557	7.45×	2
Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan Valley West Jordan	506	3.69×	2
Ogden Regional Medical Center Ogden	494	5.61×	3
LDS Hospital Salt Lake City	472	3.51×	3
Logan Regional Hospital Logan	472	3.03×	2
American Fork Hospital American Fork	345	2.88×	2
Holy Cross Hospital-Davis Layton	293	4.16×	3
Castleview Hospital Price	266	3.94×	4
Riverton Hospital Riverton	250	2.9×	1
Lakeview Hospital Bountiful	224	5.75×	2
Intermountain Health Alta View Hospital Sandy	179	2.66×	2
Intermountain Health Layton Hospital Layton	177	2.38×	–
Mountain View Hospital Payson	134	4.95×	–
Cedar City Hospital Cedar City	131	2.27×	2
Lone Peak Hospital Draper	131	6.84×	2
Mountain West Medical Center Tooele	101	2.64×	–
Ashley Regional Medical Center Vernal	77	2.21×	4
Park City Hospital Park City	71	2.79×	–
Uintah Basin Medical Center Roosevelt	68	1.87×	–
Timpanogos Regional Hospital Orem	62	6.85×	2
Intermountain Health Spanish Fork Hospital Spanish Fork	61	2.48×	–
Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake Salt Lake City	47	4.11×	–
Brigham City Community Hospital Brigham City	40	3.88×	2
Sevier Valley Hospital Richfield	28	1.72×	2
Bear River Valley Hospital Tremonton	0	–	–
Cache Valley Hospital North Logan	0	–	2
Orem Community Hospital Orem	0	–	2
Primary Children's Hospital Salt Lake City	0	–	4
The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Murray	0	–	–

Price-transparency enforcement in Utah

43 “met requirements” findings, 30 warning notices, 30 closure notices, 6 corrective-action-plan requests — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient 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.