75/100
#493 nationally
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The
1200 N Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401 · (336) 832-7000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The billed $3.37 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
- 3.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 171
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NC
- #14
- 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 73% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 71% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 76% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 89% 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 |
666 | $14,564 | $2,396 | -25% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
506 | $45,838 | $16,850 | -30% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
389 | $44,297 | $11,739 | -29% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
373 | $29,637 | $11,923 | -32% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
219 | $21,150 | $2,875 | -16% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
211 | $14,967 | $2,800 | -22% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
206 | $13,405 | $3,079 | -35% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
181 | $80,595 | $16,682 | about average |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
168 | $22,853 | $4,576 | -17% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
162 | $31,651 | $11,753 | -32% |
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 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,764 | $3,647 | +29% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$129,125 | $27,775 | +15% |
|
Level 6 Urology and Related Services
APC 5376 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$46,470 | $8,056 | +4% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$80,595 | $16,682 | about average |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,076 | $2,090 | -6% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
$177,994 | $40,961 | -6% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$56,076 | $9,229 | -6% |
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy with Major Complications
MS-DRG 896 · Inpatient stay |
$60,464 | $16,681 | -8% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 535 · Inpatient stay |
$18,822 | $11,522 | -64% |
|
Wound Debridement and Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue D
MS-DRG 464 · Inpatient stay |
$51,225 | $20,706 | -63% |
|
Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face
MS-DRG 004 · Inpatient stay |
$216,044 | $83,364 | -60% |
|
Digestive Malignancy with Major Complications
MS-DRG 374 · Inpatient stay |
$37,359 | $17,149 | -57% |
|
Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe with Major
MS-DRG 239 · Inpatient stay |
$86,787 | $31,063 | -56% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Major Complications
MS-DRG 388 · Inpatient stay |
$25,609 | $12,975 | -55% |
|
Digestive Malignancy with Complications
MS-DRG 375 · Inpatient stay |
$24,249 | $11,171 | -54% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$123,213 | $46,999 | -54% |
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.