63/100
#851 nationally
Multicare Covington Medical Center
17700 Se 272Nd St, Covington, WA 98042 · (253) 372-7400
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Multicare Covington Medical Center billed $2.98 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
- 3.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 18
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WA
- #7
- 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 84% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 50% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 60% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 36% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
76 | $32,357 | $16,385 | -50% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
31 | $28,162 | $10,021 | -28% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
31 | $37,300 | $5,149 | +36% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
30 | $27,969 | $11,176 | -36% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
29 | $26,488 | $11,843 | -43% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
24 | $23,276 | $14,165 | -58% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
23 | $19,406 | $2,699 | about average |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
21 | $10,109 | $1,656 | about average |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $28,534 | $10,905 | -41% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $34,090 | $10,254 | -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 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,132 | $3,306 | +43% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,300 | $5,149 | +36% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$78,249 | $12,437 | +25% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,022 | $3,393 | +21% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,109 | $1,656 | about average |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,406 | $2,699 | about average |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$82,201 | $17,942 | about average |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$29,884 | $7,608 | -7% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$23,276 | $14,165 | -58% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$32,357 | $16,385 | -50% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$16,183 | $8,734 | -47% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$31,455 | $14,478 | -45% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$26,488 | $11,843 | -43% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$28,534 | $10,905 | -41% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$27,969 | $11,176 | -36% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$28,162 | $10,021 | -28% |
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.