St Joseph Medical Center
1401 St Joseph Parkway, Houston, TX 77002 Hospital ***** CMS quality 3 of 5
0%Self-pay discount
No self-pay discount
This hospital's published cash price is its full list price. Median across the 2,462 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average chargesCharges 4.3× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 156
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Health system
- Steward Health Care System LLC
- Medicare ID
- 450035
- Cost report
- FY ending 10/29/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 3 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.2× | |
| Childbirth and delivery 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.2× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.9× | |
| MRI 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 10.2× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.9× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 13.3× | |
| Respiratory therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.1× | |
| Physical therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 6.2× | |
| Occupational therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.0× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 18.1× | |
| EEG brain monitoring cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.0× | |
| Implanted devices 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.5× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.9× | |
| Dialysis cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.7× | |
| Outpatient clinic visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.2× | |
| Emergency room visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.5× | |
| Inpatient room and board 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 1.8× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 1.7× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $65.04 cash price | $65.04 same as list |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $45.80 cash price | $45.80 same as list |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $38.10 cash price | $38.10 same as list |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $140 cash price | $140 same as list |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $14.50 cash price | $14.50 same as list |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $15.70 cash price | $15.70 same as list |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $28.20 cash price | $28.20 same as list |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $81.40 cash price | $81.40 same as list |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $9.10 cash price | $9.10 same as list |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $3.80 cash price | $3.80 same as list |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $113 cash price | $113 same as list |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $1,312 cash price | $1,312 same as list |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 450035, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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