11/100
#2,369 nationally
Northwest Health - Porter
85 East Us Hwy 6, Valparaiso, IN 46383 · (219) 983-8300
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Northwest Health - Porter billed $9.68 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
- 9.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 112
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IN
- #70
- 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 8% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 10% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 15% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 16% 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 |
793 | $16,932 | $2,070 | +44% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
268 | $115,774 | $14,081 | +77% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
243 | $26,043 | $2,387 | +34% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
182 | $242,990 | $22,532 | +95% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
168 | $16,169 | $1,427 | +60% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
162 | $42,251 | $2,873 | +67% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
161 | $67,608 | $8,955 | +56% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
136 | $149,670 | $11,576 | +140% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
116 | $18,873 | $1,651 | +61% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
114 | $124,892 | $9,433 | +85% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Major Chest Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 165 · Inpatient stay |
$318,081 | $19,683 | +282% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$484,969 | $38,584 | +235% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$110,325 | $7,578 | +191% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$238,183 | $16,588 | +187% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$143,910 | $9,258 | +179% |
|
Single Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical
MS-DRG 402 · Inpatient stay |
$391,109 | $29,761 | +174% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$103,323 | $6,381 | +159% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$57,431 | $3,014 | +147% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$276,983 | $43,311 | +3% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Complications
MS-DRG 092 · Inpatient stay |
$47,870 | $8,034 | +6% |
|
Dysequilibrium
MS-DRG 149 · Inpatient stay |
$42,005 | $5,418 | +7% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 083 · Inpatient stay |
$65,319 | $9,642 | +9% |
|
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
MS-DRG 917 · Inpatient stay |
$74,121 | $11,249 | +9% |
|
Chest Pain
MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay |
$39,252 | $5,800 | +16% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$29,297 | $4,071 | +16% |
|
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
MS-DRG 536 · Inpatient stay |
$38,543 | $5,298 | +18% |
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.