78/100
#410 nationally
South County Hospital Inc
100 Kenyon Ave, Wakefield, RI 02879 · (401) 782-8000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, South County Hospital Inc billed $3.12 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
- 3.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 56
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in RI
- #5
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 66% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 79% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 79% 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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
353 | $34,310 | $13,235 | -45% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
316 | $13,564 | $2,757 | -30% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
156 | $6,595 | $2,057 | -49% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
138 | $9,198 | $1,909 | -22% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
99 | $4,906 | $1,645 | -51% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
92 | $32,467 | $9,875 | -25% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
80 | $14,927 | $5,251 | -46% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
66 | $41,440 | $18,607 | -50% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
65 | $42,359 | $14,428 | -35% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
65 | $11,865 | $3,538 | -43% |
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 |
$3,725 | $693 | +19% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$55,949 | $10,186 | +9% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$32,299 | $7,225 | +6% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$49,189 | $11,462 | -7% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,833 | $1,517 | -9% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$35,758 | $7,936 | -9% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$36,225 | $7,673 | -12% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,085 | $3,235 | -16% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities
MS-DRG 483 · Inpatient stay |
$48,622 | $18,931 | -53% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,927 | $7,260 | -53% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,890 | $3,244 | -51% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,906 | $1,645 | -51% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,448 | $3,312 | -51% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,440 | $18,607 | -50% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,595 | $2,057 | -49% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$41,161 | $14,859 | -49% |
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.