31/100
#1,850 nationally
Maria Parham Medical Center
Po Box 59, Henderson, NC 27536 · (252) 431-3708
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Maria Parham Medical Center billed $5.85 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
- 27
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NC
- #71
- 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 32% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 21% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 32% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 51% 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 |
153 | $17,314 | $2,007 | +47% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
104 | $67,956 | $14,536 | +4% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
57 | $13,316 | $1,411 | +32% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $28,455 | $2,327 | +46% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
42 | $18,100 | $1,630 | +54% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
38 | $42,459 | $10,622 | +18% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
37 | $44,563 | $9,919 | about average |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
30 | $49,707 | $8,411 | +27% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
25 | $27,076 | $2,774 | +42% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $36,135 | $9,772 | -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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$52,806 | $6,828 | +73% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,100 | $1,630 | +54% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,684 | $1,772 | +52% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,314 | $2,007 | +47% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,455 | $2,327 | +46% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$91,015 | $10,785 | +46% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,076 | $2,774 | +42% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,006 | $3,034 | +36% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$36,135 | $9,772 | -25% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$27,696 | $7,464 | -16% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$52,340 | $12,131 | -15% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$41,287 | $8,370 | -9% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,387 | $1,477 | -9% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$44,563 | $9,919 | about average |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$67,956 | $14,536 | +4% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,005 | $2,267 | +7% |
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.