40/100
#1,595 nationally
Morton Plant Hospital
300 Pinellas St, Clearwater, FL 33756 · (727) 462-7000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Morton Plant Hospital billed $5.74 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
- 200
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in FL
- #30
- 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 27% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 42% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 43% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 67% 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 |
1,649 | $21,598 | $2,454 | +11% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
876 | $73,812 | $11,824 | +18% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
537 | $73,199 | $14,856 | +12% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
286 | $46,620 | $9,752 | +7% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
247 | $129,841 | $21,298 | about average |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
199 | $31,874 | $2,892 | +26% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
195 | $17,666 | $3,145 | -14% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
178 | $27,095 | $4,624 | about average |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
168 | $38,818 | $6,497 | +30% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
160 | $10,972 | $1,715 | -7% |
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 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$54,307 | $5,305 | +58% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,469 | $3,683 | +57% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$91,707 | $9,319 | +54% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,373 | $1,749 | +53% |
|
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,102 | $2,117 | +53% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,662 | $1,291 | +48% |
|
Endocrine Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 643 · Inpatient stay |
$94,840 | $15,327 | +44% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$49,754 | $5,177 | +44% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Major Complications
MS-DRG 082 · Inpatient stay |
$55,260 | $17,127 | -43% |
|
Other Digestive System Operating Room Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 357 · Inpatient stay |
$68,552 | $15,858 | -35% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 091 · Inpatient stay |
$46,279 | $12,891 | -35% |
|
Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face
MS-DRG 004 · Inpatient stay |
$353,268 | $79,826 | -34% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,544 | $1,538 | -34% |
|
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 270 · Inpatient stay |
$148,930 | $36,799 | -34% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$184,944 | $47,965 | -31% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 163 · Inpatient stay |
$124,076 | $36,134 | -30% |
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.