St Luke's Des Peres Hospital
2345 Dougherty Ferry Road, Saint Louis, MO 63122
The money
$24what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$20.4Mnet income, all sources
−30.9%margin on patient care alone
$1.8Mcost of charity care (2.1% of costs)
$2.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
55beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending July 2025.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement 470 | 58 | $62,952 | $14,048 | |
| Sepsis, with major complications 871 | 17 | $49,429 | $16,898 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 16 | $49,936 | $10,389 | |
| Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 468 | 11 | $82,486 | $17,507 | |
| Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 483 | 11 | $68,540 | $17,898 | |
| Skin infection (cellulitis) 603 | 11 | $20,867 | $6,700 |
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