Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis

6420 Clayton Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63117 · (314) 768-8000

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

The money

$28what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$65.5Mnet income, all sources

−8.6%margin on patient care alone

$14.5Mcost of charity care (2.1% of costs)

$30.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

488beds

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)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Heart failure, with major complications 291	137	$35,110	$13,746
Sepsis, with major complications 871	136	$47,983	$18,985
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	52	$22,290	$9,276
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	41	$32,485	$14,950
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	34	$23,638	$11,006
Kidney failure, with complications 683	33	$21,775	$10,136
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	31	$31,591	$15,056
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	31	$143,530	$49,385
Respiratory failure 189	29	$35,019	$13,184
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	29	$26,262	$12,870
Lung infection, with major complications 177	27	$37,695	$16,585
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	27	$30,375	$13,440
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	27	$35,265	$17,150
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	25	$41,111	$18,403
Urinary tract infection 690	24	$21,184	$9,267
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 699	20	$32,636	$10,652
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	19	$29,460	$13,117
Back problems (no surgery) 552	18	$20,500	$10,040
Diabetes, with major complications 637	18	$24,540	$14,316
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	18	$23,339	$8,696
Sepsis 872	18	$27,615	$11,485
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	17	$23,857	$8,752
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	17	$17,522	$9,989
Fainting 312	16	$27,490	$9,845
Diabetes, with complications 638	16	$29,155	$10,433
Bowel surgery, with complications 330	15	$75,873	$20,972
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	15	$53,279	$17,941
Heart attack, with major complications 280	13	$42,788	$16,432
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	13	$54,005	$19,923
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 057	12	$23,039	$13,494
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 175	12	$37,660	$13,310
High blood pressure 305	12	$21,183	$8,951
Heart stent 322	12	$60,437	$19,157
Delirium and other mental confusion 884	12	$32,745	$16,891
Psychoses 885	12	$21,142	$13,094
Mini-stroke (TIA) 069	11	$22,979	$8,894
Seizures with Mcc 100	11	$77,045	$23,145
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	11	$28,100	$12,749
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	11	$18,137	$9,177
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 393	11	$25,525	$16,645
Hip or knee replacement 470	11	$52,750	$18,589
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 660	11	$34,577	$12,647

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