55/100
#1,109 nationally
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
1 Medical Center Dr Po Box 139, Supply, NC 28462 · (910) 755-8121
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center billed $4.66 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
- 4.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 59
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NC
- #43
- 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.
Better than 54% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 46% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 60% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 65% 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 |
269 | $17,791 | $2,368 | -8% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
156 | $12,744 | $2,028 | +8% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
125 | $31,557 | $4,989 | -10% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
123 | $46,300 | $14,817 | -29% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
110 | $19,819 | $4,470 | -28% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
105 | $28,708 | $9,871 | -34% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
105 | $13,120 | $3,034 | -36% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
79 | $46,185 | $6,226 | +16% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
71 | $6,748 | $1,656 | -43% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
68 | $11,085 | $1,399 | about average |
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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$91,450 | $11,095 | +46% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$117,919 | $16,184 | +42% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$99,270 | $14,340 | +24% |
|
Level 4 ENT Procedures
APC 5164 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,303 | $2,802 | +23% |
|
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture without Major Complications
MS-DRG 522 · Inpatient stay |
$102,346 | $15,938 | +19% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$46,185 | $6,226 | +16% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,195 | $2,817 | +9% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,744 | $2,028 | +8% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,288 | $1,773 | -44% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,748 | $1,656 | -43% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$29,295 | $9,971 | -40% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$111,534 | $36,696 | -37% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,120 | $3,034 | -36% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$16,224 | $4,421 | -36% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 854 · Inpatient stay |
$54,016 | $15,321 | -35% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,695 | $3,317 | -34% |
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.