56/100
#1,069 nationally
Central Vermont Medical Center
Box 547, Barre, VT 05641 · (802) 371-4100
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Central Vermont Medical Center billed $5.20 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
- 5.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 57
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in VT
- #4
- 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 44% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 85% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 90% 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 |
460 | $6,280 | $1,083 | -47% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
321 | $14,233 | $1,132 | -27% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
288 | $40,595 | $9,040 | -38% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
227 | $962 | $216 | -69% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
136 | $4,753 | $552 | -58% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
94 | $4,710 | $622 | -53% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
88 | $8,930 | $771 | -21% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
85 | $5,916 | $754 | -54% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
84 | $31,039 | $6,463 | -29% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
80 | $35,392 | $4,341 | -43% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$33,030 | $9,101 | -8% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$38,101 | $3,598 | -16% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$20,475 | $2,103 | -19% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,930 | $771 | -21% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$23,500 | $3,968 | -23% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,794 | $839 | -25% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$22,635 | $3,202 | -26% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,233 | $1,132 | -27% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,393 | $559 | -70% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$962 | $216 | -69% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,067 | $3,260 | -61% |
|
Heart Attack (with complications)
MS-DRG 281 · Inpatient stay |
$17,171 | $5,835 | -61% |
|
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 314 · Inpatient stay |
$32,680 | $8,738 | -58% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,753 | $552 | -58% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,916 | $754 | -54% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,710 | $622 | -53% |
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.