US Health Care Costs

Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital

10 Hospital Dr, Saint Peters, MO 63376 · (636) 916-9000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - OtherEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$20what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$6.3Mnet income, all sources
3.7%margin on patient care alone
$4.2Mcost of charity care (2.3% of costs)
$9.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
110beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Heart failure, with major complications 291130$43,137$8,718
Sepsis, with major complications 871118$50,544$13,198
Lung infection, with major complications 17778$53,326$10,837
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68962$28,260$7,370
Urinary tract infection 69046$20,921$5,671
Respiratory failure 18941$41,935$8,324
Pneumonia, with major complications 19338$41,566$9,228
Stomach and digestive disorders 39238$22,595$5,714
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06535$35,900$6,793
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37833$28,996$6,935
Back problems (no surgery) 55232$26,177$6,345
COPD, with major complications 19030$36,414$8,114
Sepsis 87227$30,072$7,086
Hip or knee replacement 47026$47,591$12,300
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60326$22,257$6,251
Kidney failure, with major complications 68225$34,860$9,459
Kidney failure, with complications 68324$28,166$6,266
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69823$33,491$11,040
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85322$116,512$34,948
Lung infection, with complications 17820$35,254$6,344
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37719$52,630$11,695
Fainting 31218$26,934$5,692
Bowel surgery, with complications 33018$56,444$17,645
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64118$20,389$5,317
Stroke, with major complications 06416$54,288$15,638
Heart catheterization 28716$37,609$8,956
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30916$25,542$4,853
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64016$36,983$8,905
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69915$19,860$6,607
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46014$122,364$25,651
Pneumonia, with complications 19413$25,780$5,704
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52213$53,845$12,995
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32912$126,389$31,850
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39112$35,449$8,373
Delirium and other mental confusion 88412$23,533$9,139
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17511$48,167$9,726
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20211$34,377$6,276
Heart stent 32211$66,867$15,240
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 47211$87,326$19,247

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".