19/100
#2,185 nationally
Georgetown Community Hospital
1140 Lexington Road, Georgetown, KY 40324 · (502) 868-1100
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Georgetown Community Hospital billed $8.90 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
- 8.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 17
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in KY
- #44
- 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 12% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 19% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 22% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 36% 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 |
183 | $17,644 | $2,004 | +50% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
93 | $14,641 | $1,626 | +25% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
64 | $37,433 | $2,351 | +93% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
55 | $9,503 | $1,655 | -16% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
43 | $99,174 | $13,675 | +52% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
35 | $64,747 | $6,222 | +62% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
32 | $104,595 | $11,432 | +67% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
21 | $10,433 | $1,410 | +4% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
21 | $53,214 | $4,827 | +52% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $60,426 | $8,143 | +25% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$93,889 | $8,982 | +116% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,433 | $2,351 | +93% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$104,595 | $11,432 | +67% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$64,747 | $6,222 | +62% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$133,280 | $15,204 | +61% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$99,174 | $13,675 | +52% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,214 | $4,827 | +52% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,644 | $2,004 | +50% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,503 | $1,655 | -16% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,433 | $1,410 | +4% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,641 | $1,626 | +25% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$60,426 | $8,143 | +25% |
|
O.r. Procedures for Obesity without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 621 · Inpatient stay |
$81,963 | $10,381 | +25% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$60,047 | $9,656 | +29% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$78,445 | $8,338 | +31% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,593 | $3,331 | +35% |
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.