79/100
#370 nationally
Dickinson County Memorial Hospital
1721 S Stephenson Ave, Iron Mountain, MI 49801 · (906) 774-1313
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Dickinson County Memorial Hospital billed $3.30 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
- 3.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 25
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MI
- #24
- 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 73% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 87% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 82% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 75% 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 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
193 | $1,252 | $634 | -60% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
106 | $17,199 | $2,535 | -12% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
76 | $8,484 | $1,856 | -34% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
66 | $41,669 | $16,579 | -36% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
44 | $8,670 | $1,513 | -14% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
42 | $35,680 | $10,624 | -18% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
40 | $9,808 | $2,960 | -52% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
34 | $3,582 | $1,801 | -68% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
32 | $32,000 | $12,262 | -49% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
32 | $12,676 | $2,974 | -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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$47,277 | $12,483 | -11% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,199 | $2,535 | -12% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$28,683 | $7,467 | -13% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,670 | $1,513 | -14% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$45,479 | $14,245 | -17% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$35,680 | $10,624 | -18% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$21,572 | $6,712 | -28% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,623 | $4,612 | -29% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,582 | $1,801 | -68% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,727 | $1,406 | -67% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$1,252 | $634 | -60% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,503 | $5,212 | -56% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,069 | $6,675 | -52% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,808 | $2,960 | -52% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,000 | $12,262 | -49% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$21,702 | $8,309 | -47% |
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.