85/100
#203 nationally
Unc Lenoir Health Care
100 Airport Rd, Kinston, NC 28501 · (252) 522-7000
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Unc Lenoir Health Care billed $2.22 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
- 2.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 41
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NC
- #6
- 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 90% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 91% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 91% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 38% 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 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
395 | $6,496 | $2,204 | -45% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
223 | $25,696 | $14,238 | -61% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
124 | $11,235 | $2,620 | -42% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
95 | $17,412 | $9,819 | -60% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
48 | $23,969 | $12,265 | -56% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
47 | $19,957 | $9,987 | -57% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
45 | $16,355 | $3,124 | -35% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
44 | $20,958 | $8,981 | -49% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $8,054 | $1,950 | -38% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
41 | $19,956 | $11,515 | -67% |
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 |
$7,071 | $654 | +125% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,798 | $2,946 | -17% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,355 | $3,124 | -35% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,054 | $1,950 | -38% |
|
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
MS-DRG 176 · Inpatient stay |
$20,663 | $6,638 | -41% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$17,529 | $6,533 | -41% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,235 | $2,620 | -42% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,496 | $2,204 | -45% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$54,585 | $34,263 | -69% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$19,956 | $11,515 | -67% |
|
Seizures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay |
$14,451 | $7,167 | -65% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$17,890 | $9,464 | -63% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$15,537 | $8,378 | -63% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,376 | $10,213 | -62% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$28,790 | $14,975 | -62% |
|
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,845 | $3,585 | -61% |
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.