80/100
#358 nationally
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
1221 South Gear Avenue, West Burlington, IA 52655 · (319) 768-1000
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center billed $3.16 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
- 3.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 79
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IA
- #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 77% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 81% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 82% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 86% 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 |
700 | $15,768 | $2,520 | -19% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
262 | $37,839 | $16,541 | -42% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
209 | $1,077 | $629 | -66% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
208 | $8,716 | $1,737 | -26% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
203 | $3,992 | $1,881 | -69% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
158 | $5,385 | $1,478 | -47% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
156 | $6,548 | $2,152 | -44% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
155 | $30,555 | $10,720 | -30% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
123 | $19,325 | $5,172 | -45% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
113 | $12,909 | $4,745 | -53% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$36,678 | $8,053 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 292 · Inpatient stay |
$32,643 | $7,619 | about average |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$28,298 | $8,243 | -7% |
|
Heart Attack (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 282 · Inpatient stay |
$32,487 | $6,009 | -16% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
$30,884 | $8,245 | -17% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$25,247 | $6,292 | -18% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,768 | $2,520 | -19% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$23,863 | $6,729 | -20% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,992 | $1,881 | -69% |
|
Neuroses Except Depressive
MS-DRG 882 · Inpatient stay |
$9,198 | $7,982 | -67% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$1,077 | $629 | -66% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,629 | $1,476 | -59% |
|
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,456 | $3,459 | -58% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,963 | $2,887 | -56% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$34,353 | $16,554 | -55% |
|
Endocrine Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 643 · Inpatient stay |
$30,773 | $13,694 | -53% |
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.