Community Hospital
Community Hospital in Munster, IN charges 5.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 129 analyzed procedures, reflecting the pricing patterns at this nonprofit-private healthcare facility.
Munster, IN 46321 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.32x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
11.23x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
129
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $26,124 | $13,062 | — | 11.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $48,365 | $24,182 | — | 10.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $30,889 | $15,445 | — | 9.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $52,159 | $26,080 | — | 8.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 379 | $22,764 | $11,382 | — | 8.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $43,058 | $21,529 | — | 7.8x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $31,222 | $15,611 | — | 7.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $39,108 | $19,554 | — | 7.3x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $37,300 | $18,650 | — | 7.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $19,451 | $9,726 | — | 7.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $40,231 | $20,116 | — | 7x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $80,859 | $40,429 | — | 6.9x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $42,820 | $21,410 | — | 6.9x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $44,350 | $22,175 | — | 6.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $41,484 | $20,742 | — | 6.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $27,518 | $13,759 | — | 6.7x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $32,560 | $16,280 | — | 6.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $79,887 | $39,943 | — | 6.7x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $34,873 | $17,436 | — | 6.6x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 982 | $117,459 | $58,729 | — | 6.4x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $39,113 | $19,556 | — | 6.4x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $25,817 | $12,909 | — | 6.4x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $33,260 | $16,630 | — | 6.4x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $31,937 | $15,968 | — | 6.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $27,315 | $13,658 | — | 6.4x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $30,040 | $15,020 | — | 6.2x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $34,412 | $17,206 | — | 6.1x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $59,016 | $29,508 | — | 6.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $58,266 | $29,133 | — | 6x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $37,324 | $18,662 | — | 6x |
| BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 519 | $60,244 | $30,122 | — | 6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $24,894 | $12,447 | — | 6x |
| COAGULATION DISORDERS | 813 | $44,061 | $22,031 | — | 6x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $130,234 | $65,117 | — | 5.9x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $100,433 | $50,216 | — | 5.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $110,393 | $55,196 | — | 5.9x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $51,860 | $25,930 | — | 5.8x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $82,341 | $41,170 | — | 5.8x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $113,650 | $56,825 | — | 5.8x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $35,311 | $17,655 | — | 5.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $25,347 | $12,674 | — | 5.7x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $28,168 | $14,084 | — | 5.7x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $29,170 | $14,585 | — | 5.7x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $24,116 | $12,058 | — | 5.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $54,163 | $27,081 | — | 5.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $25,091 | $12,546 | — | 5.6x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $25,960 | $12,980 | — | 5.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $74,845 | $37,422 | — | 5.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $47,962 | $23,981 | — | 5.5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $42,379 | $21,190 | — | 5.5x |
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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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