54/100
#1,143 nationally
Scotland Memorial Hospital
500 Lauchwood Dr, Laurinburg, NC 28352 · (910) 291-7000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Scotland Memorial Hospital billed $4.49 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
- 4.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 28
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NC
- #45
- 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 60% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 38% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 58% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 63% 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 |
217 | $25,394 | $2,379 | +31% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
139 | $50,061 | $14,777 | -23% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
131 | $11,472 | $2,034 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
80 | $39,181 | $10,430 | -10% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $4,142 | $1,442 | -59% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
39 | $67,364 | $11,430 | +8% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
38 | $22,935 | $2,970 | +11% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
33 | $16,478 | $2,697 | -14% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
32 | $47,740 | $12,388 | -13% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
28 | $40,113 | $10,579 | -14% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,394 | $2,379 | +31% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,056 | $2,527 | +19% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$36,746 | $8,072 | +12% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,935 | $2,970 | +11% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$67,364 | $11,430 | +8% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,388 | $4,601 | +7% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,572 | $6,361 | about average |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,472 | $2,034 | about average |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,142 | $1,442 | -59% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$87,599 | $31,758 | -51% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,344 | $4,697 | -44% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$43,634 | $12,898 | -39% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$41,158 | $11,457 | -28% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$55,822 | $14,310 | -27% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$50,061 | $14,777 | -23% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$41,441 | $12,768 | -22% |
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.