32/100
#1,839 nationally
Wythe County Community Hospital
600 West Ridge Road, Wytheville, VA 24382 · (276) 228-0200
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Wythe County Community Hospital billed $5.47 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
- 5.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 14
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in VA
- #50
- 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 51% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 11% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 29% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% 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 |
144 | $35,164 | $2,510 | +81% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
94 | $62,102 | $17,212 | -5% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
26 | $19,895 | $1,701 | +69% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
24 | $45,354 | $11,419 | +4% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $59,576 | $9,217 | +52% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
21 | $39,433 | $4,916 | +12% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $52,573 | $11,539 | +13% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $15,155 | $1,780 | +34% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $40,309 | $13,947 | -34% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
14 | $36,243 | $2,939 | +90% |
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 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,243 | $2,939 | +90% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,164 | $2,510 | +81% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,895 | $1,701 | +69% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$59,576 | $9,217 | +52% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$40,944 | $4,771 | +49% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,155 | $1,780 | +34% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,461 | $1,495 | +24% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$55,204 | $10,554 | +17% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$40,309 | $13,947 | -34% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$39,631 | $10,941 | -18% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$62,102 | $17,212 | -5% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$45,354 | $11,419 | +4% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,433 | $4,916 | +12% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$52,573 | $11,539 | +13% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$55,204 | $10,554 | +17% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,461 | $1,495 | +24% |
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.