94/100
#20 nationally
Oswego Hospital
110 West Sixth Street, Oswego, NY 13069 · (315) 349-5511
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Oswego Hospital billed $1.85 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
- 1.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 23
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NY
- #6
- 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 93% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 92% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
110 | $25,635 | $17,420 | -61% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
58 | $29,161 | $15,036 | -47% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $9,940 | $2,902 | -49% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
32 | $17,612 | $11,623 | -59% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
27 | $17,746 | $11,046 | -63% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $17,094 | $5,486 | -38% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $24,313 | $11,864 | -48% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $17,538 | $13,762 | -71% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
21 | $7,399 | $2,018 | -37% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $20,796 | $9,240 | -47% |
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 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,947 | $2,160 | -23% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,399 | $2,018 | -37% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,094 | $5,486 | -38% |
|
Digestive Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay |
$28,793 | $11,364 | -44% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$17,698 | $7,199 | -45% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,820 | $5,793 | -46% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$20,796 | $9,240 | -47% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$29,161 | $15,036 | -47% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$17,538 | $13,762 | -71% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$17,746 | $11,046 | -63% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$25,635 | $17,420 | -61% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$12,019 | $8,017 | -61% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$17,612 | $11,623 | -59% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$14,030 | $8,064 | -57% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)
MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay |
$16,586 | $9,383 | -56% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$13,734 | $7,253 | -55% |
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.