Norton Hospitals, Inc
Norton Hospitals, Inc in Louisville, KY charges 6.2x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 231 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit-private healthcare facility.
Louisville, KY 40202 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.22x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
12.52x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
231
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $47,156 | $23,578 | — | 12.5x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $140,881 | $70,441 | — | 11.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $60,351 | $30,176 | — | 11.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $106,529 | $53,265 | — | 11x |
| NEUROLOGICAL EYE DISORDERS | 123 | $44,091 | $22,045 | — | 10.8x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $40,873 | $20,437 | — | 10.7x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $145,541 | $72,770 | — | 10.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $114,949 | $57,474 | — | 10.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $36,031 | $18,015 | — | 9.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $102,154 | $51,077 | — | 9.8x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $39,494 | $19,747 | — | 9.5x |
| MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDUR | 828 | $100,794 | $50,397 | — | 9.5x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $190,852 | $95,426 | — | 9.3x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $133,154 | $66,577 | — | 9.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $53,807 | $26,904 | — | 9.1x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $107,706 | $53,853 | — | 9.1x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $33,155 | $16,577 | — | 9x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $147,098 | $73,549 | — | 8.9x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 035 | $130,168 | $65,084 | — | 8.8x |
| NONSPECIFIC CVA AND PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION WITHOUT INFARCTION WITHOUT MCC | 068 | $42,170 | $21,085 | — | 8.8x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $278,705 | $139,353 | — | 8.7x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $158,029 | $79,015 | — | 8.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $106,167 | $53,084 | — | 8.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $179,927 | $89,963 | — | 8.4x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $103,904 | $51,952 | — | 8.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $175,771 | $87,885 | — | 8.3x |
| PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH CC OR PERIPHERAL NEUR | 041 | $102,732 | $51,366 | — | 8.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $47,455 | $23,727 | — | 8.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $21,836 | $10,918 | — | 8.2x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $51,642 | $25,821 | — | 8.2x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $227,414 | $113,707 | — | 8.2x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $327,890 | $163,945 | — | 8.2x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $253,398 | $126,699 | — | 8.2x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $193,860 | $96,930 | — | 8x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $160,823 | $80,411 | — | 8x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $43,008 | $21,504 | — | 7.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $19,116 | $9,558 | — | 7.8x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $29,315 | $14,658 | — | 7.8x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $35,117 | $17,559 | — | 7.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $113,727 | $56,863 | — | 7.6x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 229 | $160,439 | $80,219 | — | 7.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $29,574 | $14,787 | — | 7.5x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 266 | $392,509 | $196,255 | — | 7.4x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $106,041 | $53,021 | — | 7.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $51,442 | $25,721 | — | 7.4x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $140,772 | $70,386 | — | 7.3x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 328 | $72,466 | $36,233 | — | 7.3x |
| OTHER HEART ASSIST SYSTEM IMPLANT | 215 | $471,971 | $235,986 | — | 7.3x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $102,503 | $51,251 | — | 7.2x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $36,466 | $18,233 | — | 7.2x |
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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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