53/100
#1,151 nationally
Candler Hospital
5353 Reynolds Street, Savannah, GA 31405 · (912) 819-5290
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Candler Hospital billed $4.86 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
- 4.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 78
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in GA
- #26
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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 49% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 52% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 58% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 55% 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 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
428 | $10,212 | $1,355 | about average |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
209 | $22,858 | $4,252 | -17% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
198 | $15,378 | $2,295 | -21% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
183 | $23,398 | $2,947 | +13% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
178 | $42,311 | $8,544 | -29% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
164 | $32,658 | $5,701 | -15% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
163 | $62,961 | $15,376 | -4% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
144 | $6,484 | $1,419 | -43% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
125 | $15,125 | $1,722 | +17% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
113 | $28,145 | $4,756 | -20% |
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 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,370 | $573 | +103% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,145 | $1,339 | +53% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,126 | $1,260 | +26% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,574 | $2,667 | +18% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,125 | $1,722 | +17% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$46,357 | $5,837 | +16% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,398 | $2,947 | +13% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,930 | $3,136 | +13% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$21,696 | $9,360 | -48% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,484 | $1,419 | -43% |
|
Major Male Pelvic Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 708 · Inpatient stay |
$49,307 | $11,798 | -43% |
|
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
MS-DRG 372 · Inpatient stay |
$22,809 | $8,936 | -43% |
|
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 658 · Inpatient stay |
$44,685 | $11,658 | -42% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
$18,923 | $7,275 | -40% |
|
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Complications
MS-DRG 657 · Inpatient stay |
$55,170 | $14,679 | -39% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,663 | $9,293 | -38% |
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.