18/100
#2,226 nationally
Northwest Health-La Porte
1007 Lincolnway, La Porte, IN 46350 · (219) 326-1234
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Northwest Health-La Porte billed $7.76 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
- 7.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 54
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IN
- #66
- 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 21% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 15% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 21% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 6% 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 |
566 | $25,244 | $2,068 | +115% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
178 | $20,602 | $2,354 | +6% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
172 | $80,073 | $13,756 | +23% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
122 | $30,279 | $2,858 | +20% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
75 | $37,423 | $3,107 | +81% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
61 | $43,407 | $9,010 | about average |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
60 | $54,886 | $9,388 | +18% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
59 | $9,031 | $1,426 | -10% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
41 | $29,130 | $2,841 | +52% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
40 | $102,429 | $9,799 | +51% |
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 ENT Procedures
APC 5163 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,009 | $1,360 | +447% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$45,863 | $2,640 | +153% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,278 | $1,777 | +127% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$60,909 | $4,612 | +122% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$77,503 | $5,143 | +121% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,244 | $2,068 | +115% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$43,176 | $2,885 | +112% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,403 | $1,379 | +105% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$75,135 | $18,718 | -34% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$46,931 | $11,457 | -15% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$52,730 | $11,260 | -14% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
$27,060 | $5,675 | -14% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,031 | $1,426 | -10% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$29,248 | $6,094 | -8% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$43,407 | $9,010 | about average |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$42,614 | $8,666 | about average |
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.