31/100
#1,854 nationally
Norton Hospitals, Inc
200 East Chestnut Street, Louisville, KY 40202 · (502) 629-8000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Norton Hospitals, Inc billed $6.26 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
- 6.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 304
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in KY
- #35
- 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 25% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 45% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% 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 |
1,770 | $19,750 | $2,324 | about average |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
1,029 | $67,555 | $14,128 | +4% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
778 | $45,655 | $9,299 | +5% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
683 | $8,258 | $1,377 | -18% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
639 | $139,645 | $11,074 | +124% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
560 | $11,972 | $1,621 | about average |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
514 | $17,655 | $2,961 | -14% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
501 | $16,783 | $2,719 | -12% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
407 | $33,871 | $2,776 | +34% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
390 | $47,659 | $6,031 | +20% |
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 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,624 | $587 | +207% |
|
Cochlear Implant Procedure
APC 5166 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$328,876 | $28,574 | +170% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$193,767 | $17,410 | +142% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$139,645 | $11,074 | +124% |
|
Carotid Artery Stent Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 036 · Inpatient stay |
$142,847 | $13,297 | +103% |
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$155,591 | $18,352 | +93% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$158,552 | $15,793 | +91% |
|
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture without Major Complications
MS-DRG 522 · Inpatient stay |
$161,901 | $16,078 | +89% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face
MS-DRG 004 · Inpatient stay |
$268,442 | $72,660 | -50% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,632 | $1,364 | -50% |
|
Level 7 Radiation Therapy
APC 5627 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,844 | $6,183 | -50% |
|
Other Operating Room Procedures for Injuries with Major Complications
MS-DRG 907 · Inpatient stay |
$90,043 | $24,784 | -48% |
|
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 661 · Inpatient stay |
$25,952 | $7,882 | -45% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 091 · Inpatient stay |
$39,992 | $12,018 | -44% |
|
Minor Skin Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 607 · Inpatient stay |
$21,886 | $6,612 | -42% |
|
Pneumothorax with Complications
MS-DRG 200 · Inpatient stay |
$28,374 | $7,997 | -41% |
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.