CostGrade
A

88/100

#119 nationally

Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital

605 Oak Street, Big Rapids, MI 49307 · (231) 796-8691

Charges close to what care is actually paid for

For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital billed $2.75 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
18
inpatient and outpatient combined
Rank in MI
#10
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.

Inpatient charge markup 31.8/35

Better than 91% of U.S. hospitals.

Outpatient charge markup 20.4/25

Better than 82% of U.S. hospitals.

Price level vs national median 26.9/30

Better than 90% of U.S. hospitals.

Price consistency 9.3/10

Better than 93% 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

209 $8,247 $2,165 -30%
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

131 $12,762 $2,521 -34%
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

64 $27,254 $15,691 -58%
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit

62 $5,158 $1,505 -49%
Level 3 Vascular Procedures

APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit

34 $11,430 $2,866 -40%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

33 $16,812 $10,894 -61%
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures

APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit

25 $10,085 $3,263 -57%
Respiratory Failure

MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay

24 $25,045 $10,761 -48%
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit

22 $12,098 $2,583 -32%
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)

MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay

18 $15,113 $6,948 -49%

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 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit

$27,299 $5,443 -22%
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures

APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit

$8,247 $2,165 -30%
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit

$12,098 $2,583 -32%
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

$12,762 $2,521 -34%
Level 3 Vascular Procedures

APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit

$11,430 $2,866 -40%
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit

$23,288 $6,432 -42%
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit

$11,739 $3,053 -42%
Pneumonia (with complications)

MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay

$18,073 $7,318 -43%

Where it charges least relative to everyone else

Procedure Charged Actually paid vs national
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

$16,812 $10,894 -61%
Sepsis (without major complications)

MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay

$15,653 $8,865 -60%
COPD (severe)

MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay

$16,784 $9,382 -60%
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

$27,254 $15,691 -58%
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures

APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit

$10,085 $3,263 -57%
Level 3 Urology and Related Services

APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit

$5,919 $1,773 -54%
Stroke (with complications)

MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay

$22,029 $8,796 -52%
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)

MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay

$15,113 $6,948 -49%

What this page cannot tell you

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  • 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.
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