CostGrade
B

74/100

#506 nationally

Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital

800 Tilghman Dr, Dunn, NC 28334 · (910) 892-7161

Charges moderately above what care is paid for

For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital billed $2.84 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
2.8x
volume-weighted across all its priced work
Procedures priced
30
inpatient and outpatient combined
Rank in NC
#18
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.

Inpatient charge markup 29.4/35

Better than 84% of U.S. hospitals.

Outpatient charge markup 15.1/25

Better than 61% of U.S. hospitals.

Price level vs national median 22.8/30

Better than 76% of U.S. hospitals.

Price consistency 6.5/10

Better than 65% 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 Intraocular Procedures

APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit

274 $4,924 $2,005 -58%
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

187 $23,046 $2,352 +19%
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

125 $42,589 $18,027 -35%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

57 $20,849 $12,868 -52%
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit

39 $7,529 $1,411 -25%
Respiratory Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay

38 $30,418 $15,747 -45%
Pneumonia (severe)

MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay

37 $27,523 $12,478 -41%
Respiratory Failure

MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay

32 $29,330 $12,793 -39%
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay

28 $26,018 $11,010 -36%
Kidney Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay

27 $33,050 $13,770 -38%

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 3 Vascular Procedures

APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit

$23,453 $2,774 +23%
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

$23,046 $2,352 +19%
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)

MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay

$28,516 $9,313 -4%
Heart Attack (severe)

MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay

$51,958 $15,854 -15%
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures

APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit

$20,252 $4,307 -17%
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)

MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay

$24,935 $9,585 -18%
Stroke (severe)

MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay

$60,683 $20,826 -20%
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit

$49,269 $11,439 -21%

Where it charges least relative to everyone else

Procedure Charged Actually paid vs national
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay

$20,979 $13,763 -63%
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit

$14,360 $5,021 -59%
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures

APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit

$4,924 $2,005 -58%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications

MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay

$26,526 $13,356 -53%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

$20,849 $12,868 -52%
Skin Infection (without major complications)

MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay

$15,250 $8,853 -50%
Respiratory Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay

$30,418 $15,747 -45%
Pneumonia (severe)

MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay

$27,523 $12,478 -41%

What this page cannot tell you

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  • 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.
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