84/100
#235 nationally
Nmc Health
600 Medical Center Drive, Newton, KS 67114 · (316) 283-2700
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Nmc Health billed $2.94 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
- 2.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 43
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in KS
- #7
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- 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 70% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 91% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 79% 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 |
221 | $11,733 | $2,285 | -40% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
203 | $22,916 | $11,081 | -63% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
91 | $15,118 | $2,786 | -40% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
65 | $3,695 | $1,357 | -63% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
58 | $45,597 | $14,382 | -30% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
56 | $8,158 | $916 | -5% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
50 | $4,778 | $2,426 | -73% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
44 | $25,398 | $9,619 | -41% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
42 | $7,998 | $2,954 | -66% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
41 | $16,993 | $6,108 | -57% |
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 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,158 | $916 | -5% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$54,303 | $12,361 | -24% |
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 071 · Inpatient stay |
$31,954 | $11,664 | -28% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$45,597 | $14,382 | -30% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$21,134 | $6,541 | -31% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
$21,581 | $6,319 | -31% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,159 | $583 | -31% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$28,434 | $7,841 | -32% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,722 | $1,372 | -76% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,896 | $1,648 | -74% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,386 | $3,254 | -73% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,778 | $2,426 | -73% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,351 | $1,531 | -71% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,856 | $2,544 | -68% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,998 | $2,954 | -66% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,900 | $9,112 | -65% |
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.