31/100
#1,846 nationally
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital
2401 University Ave, Muncie, IN 47303 · (765) 747-3111
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital billed $5.86 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
- 5.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 115
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IN
- #56
- 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 34% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 19% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 38% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 32% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
622 | $21,189 | $2,451 | +9% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
438 | $61,615 | $15,621 | -6% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
186 | $40,892 | $10,614 | -6% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
179 | $15,449 | $1,447 | +53% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
163 | $49,979 | $2,925 | +98% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
111 | $18,436 | $1,713 | +57% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
105 | $30,062 | $2,860 | +57% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
104 | $47,121 | $13,015 | -14% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
98 | $117,366 | $11,778 | +88% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
87 | $45,487 | $10,738 | about average |
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 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$168,659 | $16,813 | +103% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$49,979 | $2,925 | +98% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$117,366 | $11,778 | +88% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$47,122 | $5,649 | +87% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$176,826 | $15,821 | +85% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$73,061 | $6,468 | +83% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$119,544 | $9,938 | +77% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,743 | $3,128 | +71% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Diabetes with Major Complications
MS-DRG 637 · Inpatient stay |
$30,692 | $11,825 | -46% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
$27,966 | $9,996 | -42% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 056 · Inpatient stay |
$53,481 | $17,821 | -38% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$51,046 | $14,691 | -37% |
|
Respiratory Neoplasms with Major Complications
MS-DRG 180 · Inpatient stay |
$47,557 | $14,056 | -36% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Complications
MS-DRG 092 · Inpatient stay |
$29,862 | $8,164 | -34% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 091 · Inpatient stay |
$47,385 | $14,594 | -33% |
|
Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without
MS-DRG 563 · Inpatient stay |
$26,528 | $7,757 | -28% |
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.