35/100
#1,747 nationally
Rutherford Regional Medical Center
288 South Ridgecrest Ave, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 · (828) 286-5000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Rutherford Regional Medical Center billed $5.36 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
- 5.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 31
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NC
- #68
- 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 36% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 39% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 41% 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 |
122 | $27,356 | $2,493 | +41% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
109 | $51,193 | $14,510 | -22% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
74 | $100,599 | $15,473 | +26% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
66 | $9,287 | $1,720 | -21% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
42 | $21,642 | $2,971 | +13% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
32 | $40,793 | $5,378 | +16% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
28 | $16,516 | $1,511 | +64% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $50,386 | $10,274 | +8% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
23 | $48,417 | $6,437 | +21% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $55,219 | $10,133 | +27% |
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 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,375 | $2,515 | +89% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,516 | $1,511 | +64% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,372 | $3,249 | +57% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,356 | $2,493 | +41% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$55,219 | $10,133 | +27% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$38,701 | $6,824 | +27% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$100,599 | $15,473 | +26% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 331 · Inpatient stay |
$91,131 | $13,373 | +22% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$91,750 | $29,406 | -48% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$31,635 | $10,209 | -35% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$36,588 | $10,785 | -25% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$51,193 | $14,510 | -22% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,287 | $1,720 | -21% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$34,668 | $8,881 | -17% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$34,954 | $8,475 | -11% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$37,612 | $9,227 | -8% |
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.