24/100
#2,049 nationally
Ascension St Vincent Carmel
13500 N Meridian St, Carmel, IN 46032 · (317) 582-7000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ascension St Vincent Carmel billed $6.95 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
- 6.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 37
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IN
- #63
- 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 25% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 20% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 29% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 18% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
147 | $17,037 | $2,459 | -12% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
84 | $12,699 | $1,437 | +26% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
82 | $62,386 | $5,060 | +78% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
78 | $15,036 | $1,704 | +28% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
60 | $59,718 | $13,599 | -8% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
49 | $52,510 | $9,049 | +21% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
48 | $64,215 | $6,355 | +61% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
37 | $75,908 | $5,763 | +92% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
34 | $52,459 | $3,362 | +120% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
33 | $37,605 | $7,497 | -9% |
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 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$50,535 | $3,672 | +145% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$56,134 | $3,125 | +141% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,459 | $3,362 | +120% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$75,908 | $5,763 | +92% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$118,843 | $11,872 | +90% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$62,386 | $5,060 | +78% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,911 | $2,824 | +76% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,429 | $2,924 | +74% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$36,320 | $10,333 | -25% |
|
Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 327 · Inpatient stay |
$92,158 | $16,092 | -20% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$34,159 | $9,255 | -16% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,037 | $2,459 | -12% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$29,329 | $6,827 | -11% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$29,068 | $6,214 | -10% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$37,605 | $7,497 | -9% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$59,718 | $13,599 | -8% |
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.