All published prices at Watauga Medical Center
51 procedures, each showing what the hospital billed, what that care was actually paid for, and how the charge compares with the national middle for the same coded work.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
247 | $45,451 | $12,163 | -27% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
200 | $7,519 | $2,137 | -36% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
186 | $11,134 | $2,518 | -43% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
89 | $10,902 | $1,726 | -7% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
83 | $32,920 | $6,668 | -17% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
78 | $37,413 | $18,923 | -43% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
75 | $9,927 | $1,511 | about average |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
64 | $19,054 | $3,042 | -25% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
64 | $14,962 | $3,224 | -28% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
61 | $25,436 | $5,307 | -28% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
54 | $22,548 | $11,893 | -48% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
50 | $24,128 | $4,669 | -12% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
46 | $54,819 | $17,509 | -31% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $63,839 | $17,331 | -23% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
35 | $27,936 | $12,112 | -40% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
34 | $35,580 | $15,777 | -35% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
32 | $6,857 | $1,898 | -47% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
31 | $19,781 | $3,017 | about average |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
31 | $14,674 | $2,971 | -23% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
27 | $11,992 | $1,799 | +6% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $18,927 | $3,224 | -19% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $27,722 | $9,614 | -39% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $55,186 | $20,066 | -34% |
|
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture without Major Complications
MS-DRG 522 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $53,118 | $19,598 | -38% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $16,567 | $7,082 | -46% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
21 | $27,995 | $9,944 | -46% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
21 | $7,285 | $1,498 | -35% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $17,257 | $7,797 | -46% |
|
Circulatory Disorders Except Heart Attack, with Cardiac Catheterization without Major
MS-DRG 287 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $31,964 | $9,989 | -41% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $57,369 | $16,706 | -44% |
|
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $21,209 | $3,336 | -7% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $34,381 | $6,379 | -11% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $24,690 | $11,397 | -48% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
17 | $7,634 | $1,493 | -11% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $25,682 | $9,411 | -31% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $15,296 | $7,494 | -50% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $20,123 | $7,748 | -32% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $28,683 | $15,627 | -50% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $24,304 | $7,523 | -25% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $39,118 | $6,078 | about average |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $29,962 | $10,408 | -28% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $24,183 | $9,088 | -41% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $20,211 | $11,104 | -50% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
14 | $43,257 | $9,629 | -36% |
|
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit |
14 | $13,336 | $2,178 | -8% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $36,319 | $12,152 | -25% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $118,069 | $32,853 | +4% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $37,695 | $14,839 | -39% |
|
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities
MS-DRG 483 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $82,826 | $23,218 | -19% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
12 | $37,710 | $7,918 | about average |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $19,753 | $8,556 | -35% |
These figures are averages across this hospital's Medicare patients in the most recent federal data year. They are not a quote and not your bill. For your own case, ask the hospital for a written good-faith estimate and check its published machine-readable price file.