50/100
#1,266 nationally
Samaritan Hospital
801 East Wheeler Road, Moses Lake, WA 98837 · (509) 765-5606
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Samaritan Hospital billed $4.58 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
- 4.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 24
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WA
- #16
- 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 54% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 57% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 41% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 45% 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 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
324 | $8,356 | $2,493 | -29% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
102 | $54,409 | $17,465 | -17% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
87 | $8,673 | $2,075 | -24% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
73 | $77,941 | $13,951 | +25% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
61 | $50,089 | $11,016 | +3% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
48 | $18,750 | $2,893 | -4% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
44 | $56,785 | $7,411 | +42% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
42 | $55,071 | $5,967 | +57% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
40 | $21,110 | $3,410 | +4% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
30 | $10,774 | $1,743 | +7% |
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 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$55,071 | $5,967 | +57% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,482 | $5,562 | +51% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,088 | $3,747 | +51% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$56,785 | $7,411 | +42% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$62,036 | $11,523 | +33% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$38,674 | $6,828 | +27% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$77,941 | $13,951 | +25% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$65,589 | $15,296 | +19% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,769 | $2,045 | -42% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,356 | $2,493 | -29% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,673 | $2,075 | -24% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$54,409 | $17,465 | -17% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,564 | $1,728 | -15% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$65,708 | $17,607 | -14% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$46,147 | $13,015 | -13% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$41,189 | $9,779 | -10% |
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.