94/100
#15 nationally
Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital
500 Osborn Blvd, Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783 · (906) 635-4460
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital billed $2.28 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
- 2.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 18
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MI
- #3
- 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 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 93% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 94% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% 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 |
191 | $6,405 | $2,124 | -46% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
105 | $12,689 | $2,554 | -35% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
68 | $1,221 | $601 | -61% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
39 | $27,454 | $21,355 | -58% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
31 | $8,453 | $2,865 | -59% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
29 | $4,718 | $1,461 | -53% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $21,568 | $14,338 | -50% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
21 | $5,591 | $2,525 | -68% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
20 | $9,691 | $3,253 | -53% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
19 | $13,244 | $6,400 | -67% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,689 | $2,554 | -35% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,347 | $2,974 | -41% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,405 | $2,124 | -46% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,779 | $10,934 | -48% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$21,568 | $14,338 | -50% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,447 | $3,228 | -51% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$19,297 | $11,472 | -51% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,691 | $3,253 | -53% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,591 | $2,525 | -68% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,244 | $6,400 | -67% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,449 | $1,901 | -66% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$1,221 | $601 | -61% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,464 | $3,794 | -59% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,453 | $2,865 | -59% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$27,454 | $21,355 | -58% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,734 | $4,828 | -57% |
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.