33/100
#1,793 nationally
Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany
One Arh Lane - Po Box 7, Low Moor, VA 24457 · (540) 862-6200
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany billed $5.73 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
- 5.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 18
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in VA
- #48
- 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 52% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 19% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 20% 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 |
192 | $19,284 | $2,513 | about average |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
104 | $20,998 | $2,138 | +79% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
78 | $59,500 | $16,683 | -9% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
57 | $40,475 | $10,959 | -7% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
40 | $126,237 | $12,118 | +102% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
29 | $32,048 | $2,827 | +57% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $61,091 | $13,974 | +11% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
20 | $19,393 | $1,495 | +92% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $60,088 | $11,085 | +29% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $50,849 | $12,469 | -4% |
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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$126,237 | $12,118 | +102% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,863 | $1,780 | +101% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,393 | $1,495 | +92% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,579 | $2,939 | +81% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,998 | $2,138 | +79% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$67,227 | $6,596 | +69% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,406 | $1,408 | +64% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,048 | $2,827 | +57% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$41,999 | $10,976 | -13% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$59,500 | $16,683 | -9% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$40,475 | $10,959 | -7% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$50,849 | $12,469 | -4% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$30,257 | $6,569 | about average |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,284 | $2,513 | about average |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$32,855 | $8,338 | about average |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$40,935 | $9,039 | +4% |
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.