55/100
#1,118 nationally
The Medical Center (Bowling Green)
250 Park Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101 · (270) 745-1000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, The Medical Center (Bowling Green) billed $4.57 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
- 4.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 111
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in KY
- #22
- 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 44% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 58% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 62% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
305 | $15,695 | $2,757 | -38% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
283 | $62,519 | $15,200 | -4% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
264 | $15,241 | $2,351 | -22% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
179 | $7,848 | $1,382 | -22% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
152 | $36,835 | $10,027 | -15% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
139 | $28,704 | $4,871 | -18% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
138 | $45,880 | $9,407 | -32% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
101 | $25,373 | $4,860 | -27% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
97 | $73,721 | $11,257 | +18% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
93 | $58,282 | $14,163 | +6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 074 · Inpatient stay |
$68,932 | $8,429 | +45% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,092 | $1,598 | +42% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,812 | $5,802 | +35% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,189 | $1,389 | +26% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,071 | $2,455 | +25% |
|
Cochlear Implant Procedure
APC 5166 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$151,998 | $28,888 | +25% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,889 | $2,945 | +20% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$73,721 | $11,257 | +18% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,984 | $1,384 | -65% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,509 | $5,824 | -47% |
|
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 432 · Inpatient stay |
$44,083 | $15,003 | -45% |
|
Seizures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay |
$23,007 | $7,376 | -44% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,691 | $1,644 | -43% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$21,240 | $7,325 | -43% |
|
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$54,646 | $16,799 | -43% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,180 | $8,940 | -41% |
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.