11/100
#2,360 nationally
Burke Medical Center
351 South Liberty Street, Waynesboro, GA 30830 · (706) 554-4435
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Burke Medical Center billed $11.83 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
- 11.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 13
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in GA
- #74
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- Not rated
- 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 9% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 10% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 15% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 8% 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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
594 | $136,959 | $11,045 | +119% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
133 | $77,069 | $5,982 | +93% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
126 | $216,180 | $15,297 | +160% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
59 | $27,803 | $2,698 | +10% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $11,060 | $2,316 | -43% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
45 | $8,860 | $1,339 | -21% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
44 | $24,533 | $2,581 | +20% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
21 | $16,725 | $1,634 | +47% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $305,888 | $37,032 | +111% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $111,163 | $8,878 | +64% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 451 · Inpatient stay |
$329,943 | $31,908 | +179% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$216,180 | $15,297 | +160% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$136,959 | $11,045 | +119% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$305,888 | $37,032 | +111% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay |
$362,604 | $46,883 | +105% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$77,069 | $5,982 | +93% |
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 468 · Inpatient stay |
$185,104 | $25,907 | +71% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$111,163 | $8,878 | +64% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,060 | $2,316 | -43% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,860 | $1,339 | -21% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,803 | $2,698 | +10% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,533 | $2,581 | +20% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,725 | $1,634 | +47% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$111,163 | $8,878 | +64% |
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 468 · Inpatient stay |
$185,104 | $25,907 | +71% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$77,069 | $5,982 | +93% |
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.