45/100
#1,435 nationally
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital
401 15Th Avenue Se, Puyallup, WA 98372 · (253) 697-2102
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital billed $4.55 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
- 4.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 130
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WA
- #22
- 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 46% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 42% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 45% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 54% 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 |
567 | $67,294 | $17,237 | +3% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
339 | $43,069 | $11,244 | about average |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
216 | $19,490 | $2,717 | about average |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
197 | $18,541 | $1,900 | +63% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
139 | $49,138 | $11,658 | +5% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
126 | $77,691 | $13,443 | +24% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
125 | $56,533 | $15,362 | about average |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
121 | $52,538 | $13,270 | -14% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
110 | $19,634 | $3,214 | about average |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
109 | $53,898 | $13,614 | about average |
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 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,753 | $5,578 | +105% |
|
Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability
MS-DRG 884 · Inpatient stay |
$88,844 | $17,442 | +78% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,541 | $1,900 | +63% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,621 | $5,945 | +50% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,319 | $1,656 | +45% |
|
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,426 | $3,858 | +43% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,565 | $2,653 | +42% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,757 | $3,407 | +41% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Complications of Treatment with Major Complications
MS-DRG 919 · Inpatient stay |
$41,202 | $15,180 | -45% |
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 299 · Inpatient stay |
$38,920 | $13,939 | -42% |
|
Hypertension with Major Complications
MS-DRG 304 · Inpatient stay |
$30,732 | $9,866 | -38% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 056 · Inpatient stay |
$55,323 | $19,066 | -36% |
|
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Complications
MS-DRG 445 · Inpatient stay |
$33,522 | $9,867 | -35% |
|
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major
MS-DRG 441 · Inpatient stay |
$51,059 | $20,309 | -33% |
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
$45,685 | $13,576 | -32% |
|
Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Major
MS-DRG 542 · Inpatient stay |
$47,870 | $15,108 | -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.