27/100
#1,969 nationally
Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc
515 College Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 · (319) 268-3000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc billed $7.44 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
- 7.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 12
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IA
- #28
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- Not rated
- 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 15% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 35% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 31% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
462 | $12,695 | $1,985 | +8% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
112 | $87,573 | $11,080 | +40% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
70 | $24,066 | $3,478 | +16% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
59 | $15,770 | $1,627 | +34% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
52 | $48,661 | $6,026 | +22% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
45 | $26,148 | $2,671 | +28% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
37 | $19,780 | $1,616 | +74% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
35 | $105,963 | $15,502 | +28% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
34 | $18,266 | $1,375 | +63% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
31 | $12,773 | $2,266 | -34% |
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 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,780 | $1,616 | +74% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,266 | $1,375 | +63% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$87,573 | $11,080 | +40% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,770 | $1,627 | +34% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,148 | $2,671 | +28% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$105,963 | $15,502 | +28% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$48,661 | $6,026 | +22% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,066 | $3,478 | +16% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,773 | $2,266 | -34% |
|
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,939 | $4,471 | -5% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$85,996 | $12,269 | +8% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,695 | $1,985 | +8% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,066 | $3,478 | +16% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$48,661 | $6,026 | +22% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$105,963 | $15,502 | +28% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,148 | $2,671 | +28% |
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.