Bronson Methodist Hospital
Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI charges 3.9x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 114 analyzed procedures, based on recent pricing data from this nonprofit facility.
Kalamazoo, MI 49007 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
3.94x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
7.19x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
114
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $37,829 | $18,914 | — | 7.2x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $27,333 | $13,666 | — | 6.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $112,483 | $56,241 | — | 6.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $76,975 | $38,488 | — | 6.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $16,156 | $8,078 | — | 5.8x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $30,239 | $15,119 | — | 5.6x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $31,847 | $15,923 | — | 5.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $28,072 | $14,036 | — | 5.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $15,700 | $7,850 | — | 5.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $20,177 | $10,089 | — | 5.3x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $36,762 | $18,381 | — | 5.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $27,541 | $13,771 | — | 5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $32,353 | $16,176 | — | 5x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $31,882 | $15,941 | — | 5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $22,866 | $11,433 | — | 4.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $21,975 | $10,988 | — | 4.8x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $97,546 | $48,773 | — | 4.8x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $34,387 | $17,194 | — | 4.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $28,376 | $14,188 | — | 4.7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $31,224 | $15,612 | — | 4.7x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $29,219 | $14,610 | — | 4.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $20,195 | $10,098 | — | 4.7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $111,264 | $55,632 | — | 4.6x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $20,439 | $10,219 | — | 4.5x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC | 919 | $47,974 | $23,987 | — | 4.5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $22,713 | $11,357 | — | 4.5x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $32,625 | $16,312 | — | 4.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $34,072 | $17,036 | — | 4.4x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $28,531 | $14,266 | — | 4.4x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $36,402 | $18,201 | — | 4.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $26,122 | $13,061 | — | 4.4x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $22,879 | $11,440 | — | 4.4x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $22,805 | $11,403 | — | 4.3x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC | 556 | $23,204 | $11,602 | — | 4.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $38,373 | $19,186 | — | 4.3x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $26,410 | $13,205 | — | 4.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $27,493 | $13,747 | — | 4.3x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $24,927 | $12,463 | — | 4.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $35,664 | $17,832 | — | 4.3x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 982 | $62,055 | $31,028 | — | 4.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $20,182 | $10,091 | — | 4.2x |
| NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 987 | $100,106 | $50,053 | — | 4.2x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $24,937 | $12,469 | — | 4.2x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $23,451 | $11,726 | — | 4.1x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $46,400 | $23,200 | — | 4.1x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $58,635 | $29,317 | — | 4.1x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $22,782 | $11,391 | — | 4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $164,226 | $82,113 | — | 4x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $37,001 | $18,501 | — | 4x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $40,466 | $20,233 | — | 4x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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