86/100
#161 nationally
Bronson Methodist Hospital
601 John Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 · (269) 341-6000
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Bronson Methodist Hospital billed $2.83 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
- 165
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MI
- #13
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 76% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 87% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 89% 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 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
593 | $1,299 | $548 | -59% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
402 | $10,993 | $2,343 | -43% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
247 | $47,096 | $16,402 | -28% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
228 | $5,098 | $1,368 | -49% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
218 | $30,704 | $11,362 | -51% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
198 | $5,001 | $1,542 | -61% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
194 | $29,863 | $10,640 | -31% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
183 | $7,175 | $2,021 | -39% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
155 | $16,261 | $6,130 | -59% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
143 | $9,972 | $2,759 | -48% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 091 · Inpatient stay |
$70,534 | $16,607 | about average |
|
Pulmonary Embolism with Major Complications or Acute Cor Pulmonale
MS-DRG 175 · Inpatient stay |
$53,977 | $14,274 | about average |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$32,704 | $8,886 | -12% |
|
Skin Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 602 · Inpatient stay |
$43,621 | $12,505 | -15% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$20,971 | $5,516 | -17% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$84,140 | $18,515 | -17% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (severe)
MS-DRG 321 · Inpatient stay |
$116,961 | $26,442 | -19% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
$30,251 | $8,970 | -19% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Central Nervous System Principal
MS-DRG 023 · Inpatient stay |
$66,960 | $38,818 | -71% |
|
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Central Nervous System Principal
MS-DRG 024 · Inpatient stay |
$54,920 | $32,353 | -64% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,326 | $26,334 | -63% |
|
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,411 | $3,223 | -63% |
|
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major
MS-DRG 441 · Inpatient stay |
$28,394 | $14,367 | -63% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$49,626 | $19,637 | -63% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,618 | $4,965 | -62% |
|
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 025 · Inpatient stay |
$73,846 | $39,030 | -62% |
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.