45/100
#1,419 nationally
Franciscan Health Munster
701 Superior Ave, Munster, IN 46321 · (219) 922-4200
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Franciscan Health Munster billed $5.30 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
- 5.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 46
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IN
- #38
- 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 50% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 40% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 43% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 43% 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 |
307 | $16,135 | $2,170 | +37% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
172 | $10,895 | $1,768 | -7% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
157 | $65,209 | $12,223 | +4% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
148 | $20,987 | $2,477 | +8% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
145 | $25,975 | $3,782 | +26% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
80 | $63,573 | $15,103 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
69 | $36,152 | $9,619 | -17% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
66 | $11,291 | $1,507 | +12% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $29,558 | $3,044 | +45% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
47 | $40,757 | $10,763 | -13% |
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 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$47,764 | $3,522 | +110% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$57,403 | $5,266 | +64% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,953 | $1,916 | +54% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,558 | $3,044 | +45% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,135 | $2,170 | +37% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,975 | $3,782 | +26% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$49,767 | $6,570 | +25% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,713 | $2,889 | +24% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)
MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay |
$23,948 | $7,966 | -37% |
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
MS-DRG 394 · Inpatient stay |
$27,266 | $9,141 | -30% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$21,846 | $7,091 | -28% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$21,956 | $6,947 | -26% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$29,078 | $7,577 | -26% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$37,016 | $9,592 | -24% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$44,321 | $12,148 | -22% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$31,029 | $9,126 | -21% |
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.