86/100
#163 nationally
Corewell Health Ludington Hospital
One N Atkinson Drive, Ludington, MI 49431 · (231) 843-2591
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Corewell Health Ludington Hospital billed $2.76 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
- 17
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MI
- #14
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 89% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 83% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 82% 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 |
184 | $9,034 | $2,188 | -23% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
71 | $32,291 | $18,346 | -51% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
69 | $12,841 | $2,521 | -34% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
38 | $4,914 | $1,497 | -51% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
32 | $24,467 | $12,208 | -44% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
24 | $19,327 | $9,496 | -51% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $42,596 | $11,944 | -32% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
22 | $23,797 | $5,441 | -32% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
22 | $12,841 | $3,287 | -38% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
20 | $26,279 | $6,477 | -34% |
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 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,964 | $2,948 | -23% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,034 | $2,188 | -23% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$34,253 | $13,333 | -26% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$21,872 | $7,435 | -27% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$42,596 | $11,944 | -32% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,797 | $5,441 | -32% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,841 | $2,521 | -34% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,279 | $6,477 | -34% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,696 | $2,834 | -52% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,914 | $1,497 | -51% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$19,327 | $9,496 | -51% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$32,291 | $18,346 | -51% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$24,467 | $12,208 | -44% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$28,246 | $12,009 | -42% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,172 | $3,005 | -42% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,363 | $4,879 | -40% |
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.