Ssm St Joseph Hospital West

100 Medical Plaza, Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367 · (636) 625-5200

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

The money

$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$18.9Mnet income, all sources

4.8%margin on patient care alone

$2.9Mcost of charity care (1.5% of costs)

$17.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

215beds

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
Sepsis, with major complications 871	151	$46,053	$13,150
Heart failure, with major complications 291	147	$34,689	$8,744
Lung infection, with major complications 177	60	$31,407	$10,898
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	57	$39,267	$9,253
Kidney failure, with complications 683	51	$25,840	$6,427
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	48	$22,559	$5,542
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	44	$20,627	$5,879
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	42	$33,707	$9,870
Respiratory failure 189	36	$32,615	$8,660
Sepsis 872	34	$28,801	$7,055
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	33	$29,039	$7,014
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	31	$18,090	$6,146
Urinary tract infection 690	31	$20,036	$5,606
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	29	$28,249	$8,779
Heart attack, with major complications 280	28	$42,862	$11,100
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	28	$61,632	$14,503
Back problems (no surgery) 552	28	$22,604	$6,843
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	28	$97,084	$30,092
Fainting 312	26	$27,652	$6,234
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	25	$32,560	$6,956
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	25	$25,556	$7,969
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	25	$38,928	$10,781
High blood pressure 305	24	$20,716	$5,567
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	23	$52,480	$13,687
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	23	$47,120	$14,237
Heart stent 322	21	$59,522	$13,637
Diabetes, with complications 638	21	$21,754	$6,485
Pneumonia, with complications 194	20	$24,750	$5,907
Heart catheterization 287	19	$37,365	$7,933
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	19	$33,479	$8,608
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 563	19	$22,291	$6,207
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	19	$21,136	$5,640
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 092	17	$27,610	$7,359
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	17	$26,670	$8,933
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	16	$47,995	$12,246
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 521	16	$56,710	$18,558
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 057	15	$27,712	$9,399
Heart attack, with complications 281	15	$35,127	$6,589
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	15	$16,579	$5,835
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 480	15	$65,544	$19,457
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	14	$85,383	$20,149
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 854	14	$58,466	$14,267
Delirium and other mental confusion 884	14	$23,815	$11,060
Other Factors Influencing Health Status 951	14	$18,697	$4,403
Dysequilibrium 149	13	$21,485	$5,469
Lung infection, with complications 178	13	$17,978	$7,876
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 536	13	$16,613	$5,763
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 699	13	$25,419	$7,701
Stroke, with major complications 064	12	$36,360	$13,014
COPD, with major complications 190	12	$23,597	$7,433
Other digestive problems, with complications 394	12	$21,209	$6,932
Seizures 101	11	$20,088	$6,405
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Cc 493	11	$62,151	$15,420
Bone Diseases and Arthropathies Without Mcc 554	11	$16,298	$6,006
Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with Cc 617	11	$46,409	$13,914

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