40/100
#1,605 nationally
Whitesburg Arh Hospital
240 Hospital Road, Whitesburg, KY 41858 · (606) 633-3500
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Whitesburg Arh Hospital billed $5.41 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
- 5.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 13
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in KY
- #30
- 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 32% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 31% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 46% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 78% 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 |
81 | $23,568 | $2,459 | +21% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
58 | $63,234 | $13,250 | -3% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
27 | $41,553 | $9,080 | -4% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
25 | $50,027 | $9,477 | +7% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $13,022 | $1,959 | +11% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $38,867 | $7,240 | -7% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $52,509 | $11,892 | -5% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $34,329 | $5,717 | +6% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
14 | $10,664 | $1,374 | +6% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
13 | $19,553 | $5,184 | -44% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,568 | $2,459 | +21% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$47,536 | $7,760 | +17% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,694 | $1,525 | +11% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,022 | $1,959 | +11% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$50,027 | $9,477 | +7% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$34,329 | $5,717 | +6% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,664 | $1,374 | +6% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$63,234 | $13,250 | -3% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,553 | $5,184 | -44% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$26,235 | $5,807 | -12% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$38,867 | $7,240 | -7% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$52,509 | $11,892 | -5% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$41,553 | $9,080 | -4% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$63,234 | $13,250 | -3% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,664 | $1,374 | +6% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$34,329 | $5,717 | +6% |
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.