66/100
#771 nationally
Putnam Hospital Center
670 Stoneleigh Avenue, Carmel, NY 10512 · (914) 279-5711
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Putnam Hospital Center billed $3.79 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
- 3.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 43
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NY
- #67
- 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 67% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 67% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 62% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 74% 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 |
313 | $18,678 | $2,930 | -4% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
191 | $45,133 | $16,006 | -31% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
123 | $10,054 | $2,490 | -14% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
78 | $37,879 | $10,765 | -13% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
78 | $54,773 | $13,890 | -12% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
57 | $27,188 | $5,964 | -23% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
56 | $13,913 | $3,651 | -33% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
46 | $30,538 | $9,481 | -22% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
39 | $8,960 | $1,800 | -11% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
38 | $41,695 | $13,740 | -24% |
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 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$108,172 | $20,004 | +30% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$47,822 | $6,923 | +21% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,401 | $3,965 | +19% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$45,500 | $7,857 | +14% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$49,637 | $13,336 | +5% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,678 | $2,930 | -4% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,340 | $2,265 | -5% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,737 | $3,448 | -8% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,420 | $2,070 | -54% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$39,793 | $14,301 | -44% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$29,037 | $10,501 | -40% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$34,856 | $13,123 | -39% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,268 | $3,063 | -36% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,913 | $3,651 | -33% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$20,752 | $6,695 | -32% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$28,167 | $8,043 | -32% |
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.