91/100
#79 nationally
Van Wert County Hospital
1250 S Washington Street, Van Wert, OH 45891 · (419) 238-8627
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Van Wert County Hospital billed $2.25 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
- 2.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 16
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in OH
- #1
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- 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 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 89% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 90% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 85% 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 |
52 | $10,982 | $2,446 | -43% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
42 | $27,629 | $19,133 | -58% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
30 | $12,682 | $3,116 | -39% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
28 | $8,308 | $1,725 | -27% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
27 | $7,499 | $1,342 | -26% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
21 | $7,017 | $2,893 | -66% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $16,012 | $12,927 | -63% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
19 | $14,309 | $4,624 | -48% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $16,457 | $5,156 | -53% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $11,576 | $1,820 | -10% |
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 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,576 | $1,820 | -10% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,499 | $1,342 | -26% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,308 | $1,725 | -27% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,682 | $3,116 | -39% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,982 | $2,446 | -43% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$20,864 | $10,314 | -47% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,773 | $6,393 | -48% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,309 | $4,624 | -48% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,017 | $2,893 | -66% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$16,012 | $12,927 | -63% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$27,629 | $19,133 | -58% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$35,380 | $18,865 | -56% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$21,231 | $12,746 | -54% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,457 | $5,156 | -53% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$16,304 | $9,340 | -51% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,053 | $11,747 | -50% |
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.