58/100
#1,026 nationally
The Mcdowell Hospital
430 Rankin Drive P O Box 730, Marion, NC 28752 · (828) 659-5000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, The Mcdowell Hospital billed $2.90 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
- 2.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 11
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NC
- #40
- 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 85% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 62% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 34% 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 |
60 | $18,688 | $2,435 | -4% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
43 | $41,886 | $16,634 | -36% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
39 | $24,188 | $12,426 | -44% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
37 | $34,255 | $12,936 | -26% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $23,499 | $9,197 | -27% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $31,159 | $15,166 | -43% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $22,548 | $12,356 | -53% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
13 | $20,827 | $2,836 | +9% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
13 | $49,016 | $5,133 | +40% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
12 | $28,130 | $2,880 | +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 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$49,016 | $5,133 | +40% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,130 | $2,880 | +38% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,827 | $2,836 | +9% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,688 | $2,435 | -4% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$34,255 | $12,936 | -26% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$23,499 | $9,197 | -27% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$41,886 | $16,634 | -36% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$24,169 | $11,629 | -41% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$22,548 | $12,356 | -53% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$24,188 | $12,426 | -44% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$31,159 | $15,166 | -43% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$24,169 | $11,629 | -41% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$41,886 | $16,634 | -36% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$23,499 | $9,197 | -27% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$34,255 | $12,936 | -26% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,688 | $2,435 | -4% |
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.