53/100
#1,165 nationally
Ottumwa Regional Health Center
1001 E Pennsylvania, Ottumwa, IA 52501 · (641) 682-7511
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ottumwa Regional Health Center billed $4.82 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
- 4.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 23
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IA
- #21
- 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 59% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 47% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 45% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 67% 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 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
105 | $23,912 | $2,994 | -5% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
64 | $21,311 | $2,497 | +10% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
53 | $53,490 | $16,544 | -18% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $54,977 | $12,138 | -12% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $17,284 | $1,812 | +34% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
27 | $37,331 | $11,506 | -14% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
26 | $18,175 | $1,757 | +55% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $58,261 | $9,855 | +13% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $42,931 | $11,053 | -8% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
23 | $30,270 | $4,779 | +10% |
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 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,175 | $1,757 | +55% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,284 | $1,812 | +34% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$46,748 | $7,847 | +24% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,469 | $5,329 | +18% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$58,261 | $9,855 | +13% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,308 | $2,963 | +13% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,270 | $4,779 | +10% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,311 | $2,497 | +10% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$46,334 | $13,344 | -25% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
$65,108 | $17,227 | -22% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$43,746 | $13,854 | -20% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$53,490 | $16,544 | -18% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,193 | $6,231 | -17% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$37,331 | $11,506 | -14% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$54,977 | $12,138 | -12% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$28,002 | $6,257 | -9% |
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.