32/100
#1,806 nationally
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay
615 N Bonita Ave, Panama City, FL 32401 · (850) 769-1511
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ascension Sacred Heart Bay billed $6.26 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 6.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 88
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in FL
- #46
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 39% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 43% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
352 | $29,375 | $2,944 | +16% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
267 | $64,270 | $14,772 | about average |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
223 | $21,036 | $2,440 | +8% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
162 | $38,507 | $10,128 | -11% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
142 | $197,852 | $21,180 | +49% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
106 | $69,426 | $9,957 | about average |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
96 | $14,884 | $1,469 | +48% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
81 | $87,430 | $9,568 | +70% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
70 | $27,939 | $2,867 | +46% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
69 | $51,194 | $10,382 | +10% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$43,563 | $3,453 | +83% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,985 | $1,794 | +78% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$70,434 | $6,480 | +77% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$87,430 | $9,568 | +70% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$63,583 | $5,907 | +61% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$55,246 | $5,177 | +60% |
|
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
MS-DRG 243 · Inpatient stay |
$147,332 | $17,203 | +57% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$197,852 | $21,180 | +49% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 070 · Inpatient stay |
$39,372 | $12,973 | -41% |
|
Back Problems (severe)
MS-DRG 551 · Inpatient stay |
$44,448 | $12,475 | -36% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$27,358 | $7,916 | -30% |
|
Chest Pain
MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay |
$24,729 | $6,339 | -27% |
|
Diabetes with Major Complications
MS-DRG 637 · Inpatient stay |
$41,636 | $11,226 | -26% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$42,628 | $12,283 | -25% |
|
Heart Attack (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 282 · Inpatient stay |
$29,117 | $6,269 | -24% |
|
Hypertension without Major Complications
MS-DRG 305 · Inpatient stay |
$25,862 | $6,543 | -23% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.