CostGrade
A

92/100

#54 nationally

Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital

825 N Center Ave, Gaylord, MI 49735 · (989) 731-2100

Charges close to what care is actually paid for

For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital billed $2.54 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
2.5x
volume-weighted across all its priced work
Procedures priced
23
inpatient and outpatient combined
Rank in MI
#4
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.

Inpatient charge markup 32.0/35

Better than 91% of U.S. hospitals.

Outpatient charge markup 23.3/25

Better than 93% of U.S. hospitals.

Price level vs national median 27.4/30

Better than 91% of U.S. hospitals.

Price consistency 9.5/10

Better than 95% 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

250 $7,142 $2,154 -39%
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

115 $12,512 $2,519 -36%
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit

71 $4,969 $1,512 -51%
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit

68 $15,094 $5,197 -57%
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit

44 $27,653 $12,021 -56%
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

40 $30,688 $17,466 -53%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

32 $16,131 $11,420 -63%
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures

APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit

32 $5,865 $1,720 -50%
Pneumonia (severe)

MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay

26 $20,179 $11,698 -57%
Level 3 Vascular Procedures

APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit

23 $10,979 $2,974 -43%

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 4 Urology and Related Services

APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit

$15,466 $3,253 -25%
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit

$7,985 $1,500 -29%
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

$12,512 $2,519 -36%
Sepsis (without major complications)

MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay

$23,961 $9,174 -39%
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures

APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit

$7,142 $2,154 -39%
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)

MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay

$18,528 $6,887 -39%
Level 3 Vascular Procedures

APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit

$10,979 $2,974 -43%
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit

$21,333 $6,675 -46%

Where it charges least relative to everyone else

Procedure Charged Actually paid vs national
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit

$21,564 $9,067 -64%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

$16,131 $11,420 -63%
Respiratory Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay

$21,423 $14,704 -61%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications

MS-DRG 330 · Inpatient stay

$41,707 $20,907 -59%
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit

$15,094 $5,197 -57%
Pneumonia (severe)

MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay

$20,179 $11,698 -57%
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit

$27,653 $12,021 -56%
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures

APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit

$17,884 $6,084 -55%

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.
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