Statistical flags indicate unusual patterns — not proof of fraud or wrongdoing. Read our methodology

⚖️ Compare🖨️ Print Report

ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL

General Acute Care Hospital·ALLENTOWN, PA·NPI: 1548293954Share

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $23.4M is at the below 25th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-01→2024-12(76 months)

Total Paid

$23.4M

$23,434,011

Total Claims

467K

Beneficiaries

401K

1.2 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$50

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$17K
+2417%
2019
$431K
+388%
2020
$2.1M
+247%
2021
$7.3M
-38%
2022
$4.5M
+10%
2023
$5.0M
-20%
2024
$4.0M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 50 distinct procedure codes. The top code (99283 (Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity)) accounts for 26% of total spending.

99283Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$6.1M

44K claims · 26.1%

Your Cost: $140.06/claim|Median: $42.48
3.3× median
99284Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$4.2M

26K claims · 17.8%

Your Cost: $159.02/claim|Median: $69.51
2.3× median
T1015Normal range

Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive

$1.8M

52K claims · 7.9%

Your Cost: $35.26/claim|Median: $121.16
0.3× median
99213Top 10%

Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, low-mod complexity

$1.8M

23K claims · 7.6%

Your Cost: $78.19/claim|Median: $37.81
2.1× median
99285Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$1.7M

9,306 claims · 7.1%

Your Cost: $179.34/claim|Median: $85.65
2.1× median
99050Top 1%

$978K

9,837 claims · 4.2%

Your Cost: $99.40/claim|Median: $11.81
8.4× median
87636Normal range

Respiratory virus detection, 6-11 targets, nucleic acid

$963K

8,843 claims · 4.1%

Your Cost: $108.87/claim|Median: $97.61
1.1× median
G0378Top 10%

Hospital observation service, per hour

$930K

1,078 claims · 4.0%

Your Cost: $862.63/claim|Median: $99.39
8.7× median
U0003Top 25%

Infectious disease detection (COVID-19)

$575K

7,345 claims · 2.5%

Your Cost: $78.23/claim|Median: $63.08
1.2× median
99282Normal range

Emergency dept visit, low complexity

$498K

9,478 claims · 2.1%

Your Cost: $52.50/claim|Median: $37.72
1.4× median
74177Top 25%

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$487K

2,826 claims · 2.1%

Your Cost: $172.50/claim|Median: $65.76
2.6× median
99203Top 10%

Office/outpatient visit, new patient, low-mod complexity

$403K

4,038 claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $99.71/claim|Median: $57.85
1.7× median
80053Normal range

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$202K

20K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $10.08/claim|Median: $7.24
1.4× median
87635Normal range

COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 amplified probe detection

$176K

5,017 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $35.01/claim|Median: $39.70
0.9× median
85025Normal range

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$152K

29K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $5.16/claim|Median: $4.71
1.1× median
S9083Normal range

Global fee, urgent care centers

$133K

1,262 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $105.77/claim|Median: $103.99
1.0× median
93005Normal range

Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation

$125K

15K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $8.27/claim|Median: $7.50
1.1× median
80050Top 25%

General health panel

$124K

2,871 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $43.17/claim|Median: $25.59
1.7× median
95810Normal range

Polysomnography, sleep study, 6+ hours

$110K

399 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $276.02/claim|Median: $233.73
1.2× median
43239Normal range

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy

$107K

543 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $196.54/claim|Median: $151.68
1.3× median
X0616Top 25%

$76K

376 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $202.68/claim|Median: $182.02
1.1× median
X0620Normal range

$75K

392 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $191.98/claim|Median: $191.98
1.0× median
80061Top 25%

Lipid panel

$64K

4,798 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $13.37/claim|Median: $8.41
1.6× median
97161Top 25%

Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity

$62K

893 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $69.61/claim|Median: $47.89
1.5× median
80048Normal range

Basic metabolic panel

$61K

7,754 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $7.91/claim|Median: $5.78
1.4× median
70450Normal range

CT head/brain without contrast

$57K

929 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $61.81/claim|Median: $45.53
1.4× median
97162Top 25%

PT evaluation, moderate complexity

$53K

782 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $68.07/claim|Median: $46.10
1.5× median
71275Top 25%

CT angiography, chest, with contrast

$50K

290 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $170.87/claim|Median: $92.96
1.8× median
80307Top 25%

Drug test, presumptive, by chemistry analyzers

$48K

858 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $55.80/claim|Median: $35.43
1.6× median
82306Top 25%

Vitamin D, 25 hydroxy

$44K

1,541 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $28.61/claim|Median: $18.18
1.6× median
87631Top 25%

Respiratory virus detection, 3-5 targets, multiplex

$44K

316 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $138.23/claim|Median: $65.45
2.1× median
74176Normal range

CT abdomen and pelvis without contrast

$43K

519 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $83.43/claim|Median: $60.19
1.4× median
71046Normal range

Chest X-ray, 2 views

$42K

4,006 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $10.54/claim|Median: $8.92
1.2× median
81001Normal range

Urinalysis, automated, with microscopy

$41K

14K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $2.96/claim|Median: $2.03
1.5× median
87811Normal range

SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 antigen detection, rapid, instrument-read

$41K

2,881 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $14.16/claim|Median: $30.53
0.5× median
77067Top 25%

Screening mammography, bilateral, including CAD

$37K

426 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $87.30/claim|Median: $39.33
2.2× median
96413Normal range

Chemotherapy administration, IV infusion, up to 1 hour

$35K

411 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $85.88/claim|Median: $75.28
1.1× median
83690Normal range

$35K

8,019 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $4.40/claim|Median: $3.35
1.3× median
87880Normal range

Streptococcus, Group A, rapid antigen detection

$35K

5,218 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $6.70/claim|Median: $11.48
0.6× median
84443Top 10%

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

$34K

1,669 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $20.27/claim|Median: $9.87
2.1× median
70553Normal range

MRI brain without contrast, then with contrast

$28K

115 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $240.57/claim|Median: $133.68
1.8× median
87086Normal range

Urine culture, colony count, with identification

$27K

3,572 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $7.45/claim|Median: $5.31
1.4× median
87070Normal range

Bacterial culture, any source except blood or urine

$26K

3,715 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $6.94/claim|Median: $5.89
1.2× median
95811Top 25%

Sleep study with CPAP titration, polysomnography

$22K

42 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $515.60/claim|Median: $255.03
2.0× median
87491Normal range

Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$21K

975 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $21.56/claim|Median: $24.95
0.9× median
87591Normal range

Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$21K

973 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $21.39/claim|Median: $23.39
0.9× median
76856Normal range

Ultrasound, pelvic, complete

$20K

488 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $42.01/claim|Median: $47.58
0.9× median
71045Normal range

Chest X-ray, single view

$20K

3,806 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $5.30/claim|Median: $4.93
1.1× median
80081Top 25%

$20K

240 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $83.32/claim|Median: $59.44
1.4× median
93306Normal range

Echocardiography, transthoracic, complete, with Doppler

$19K

271 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $70.54/claim|Median: $54.68
1.3× median

Other Top Providers in Pennsylvania

View all →

Zoll Services LLC

Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies

$504.0M

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education

Local Education Agency (LEA)

$326.0M

Excel Copmanion Care INC

Home Health

$308.4M

Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

General Acute Care Hospital Children

$286.9M

Procare Pharmacy Direct, Llc.

Pharmacy, Community/Retail Pharmacy

$227.3M

Similar Providers

Other top providers in General Acute Care Hospital

Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT

$1.08B

Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY

$961.1M

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, OH

$863.5M

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH

$777.5M

Boston Medical Center Corporation

Boston, MA

$768.5M

← All providersAll providers in Pennsylvania →How we detect fraud →