74/100
#518 nationally
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc
1 Mt Carmel Way, Pittsburg, KS 66762 · (620) 231-6100
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc billed $3.22 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
- 3.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 31
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in KS
- #11
- 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 88% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 70% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 73% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 34% 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 |
136 | $9,355 | $2,114 | -20% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
132 | $13,212 | $2,503 | -32% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
106 | $28,922 | $15,657 | -56% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
71 | $15,186 | $2,984 | -40% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
62 | $9,742 | $1,461 | -3% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $12,972 | $2,914 | -32% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
42 | $8,088 | $1,740 | -31% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
36 | $24,384 | $11,057 | -48% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
36 | $34,370 | $5,276 | about average |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
31 | $15,012 | $1,862 | +16% |
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 3 ENT Procedures
APC 5163 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,759 | $1,394 | +84% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,441 | $1,464 | +45% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,012 | $1,862 | +16% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,331 | $4,731 | about average |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,370 | $5,276 | about average |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,742 | $1,461 | -3% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,333 | $2,960 | -5% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,578 | $3,188 | -15% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$11,911 | $7,214 | -61% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$21,969 | $13,220 | -60% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$25,005 | $12,819 | -59% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$28,922 | $15,657 | -56% |
|
Heart Attack (with complications)
MS-DRG 281 · Inpatient stay |
$21,249 | $8,157 | -51% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$16,313 | $8,064 | -51% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$19,593 | $8,875 | -50% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$24,384 | $11,057 | -48% |
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.