59/100
#993 nationally
Sgmc Health
2501 North Patterson Street, Po Box 1727, Valdosta, GA 31602 · (229) 333-1020
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Sgmc Health billed $4.10 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
- 4.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 104
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in GA
- #17
- 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 63% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 48% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 68% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 43% 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 |
306 | $14,041 | $2,242 | -28% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
236 | $8,075 | $1,357 | -20% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
234 | $54,131 | $15,532 | -17% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
181 | $26,498 | $9,808 | -39% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
175 | $11,679 | $2,737 | -54% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
142 | $6,514 | $561 | +108% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
118 | $38,729 | $11,966 | -30% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
103 | $66,299 | $11,020 | +6% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
96 | $14,336 | $2,694 | -25% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
94 | $18,501 | $6,869 | -38% |
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 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,514 | $561 | +108% |
|
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,077 | $1,975 | +94% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,987 | $1,608 | +36% |
|
Circulatory Disorders Except Heart Attack, with Cardiac Catheterization without Major
MS-DRG 287 · Inpatient stay |
$68,897 | $10,234 | +26% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,260 | $2,670 | +24% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,466 | $2,883 | +23% |
|
Heart Attack (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 282 · Inpatient stay |
$45,664 | $9,788 | +19% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$98,300 | $15,504 | +18% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Endocrine Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 643 · Inpatient stay |
$25,819 | $11,482 | -61% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,825 | $4,831 | -60% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Complications
MS-DRG 092 · Inpatient stay |
$19,773 | $7,958 | -56% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$21,733 | $9,692 | -55% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,679 | $2,737 | -54% |
|
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
MS-DRG 536 · Inpatient stay |
$15,499 | $6,708 | -53% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$19,635 | $7,460 | -50% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
$62,712 | $23,274 | -50% |
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.