Florida / Ascension Sacred Heart Bay
CMS certification 100026 · Panama City, FL · 5 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay: charges and Medicare payments
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay reported 1,937 Medicare inpatient stays across 63 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.25 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Florida, number 113 of 159 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 7.04×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 267 stays at an average charge of $64,270, 29% below the national average. It also billed 1,645 outpatient services, charging 10.03 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,937
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.25×
- 3Rank in FL (highest ratio = 1) 113 of 159
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 5
Inpatient stays
For the 63 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Ascension Sacred Heart Bay charged more than the national average in 8 (13%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 267 | $64,270 | -29% | $14,772 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 162 | $38,507 | -32% | $10,128 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 69 | $51,194 | -14% | $10,382 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 55 | $52,488 | -31% | $12,365 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 53 | $94,168 | -7% | $15,215 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 50 | $148,412 | -5% | $23,142 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 50 | $34,738 | -32% | $9,130 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 44 | $53,101 | -25% | $12,336 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 44 | $31,231 | -14% | $6,491 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 41 | $90,960 | -11% | $15,585 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 40 | $30,838 | +7% | $5,237 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 40 | $33,104 | -27% | $7,366 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 40 | $35,449 | -12% | $6,832 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 37 | $109,000 | -5% | $14,348 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 34 | $38,674 | -21% | $8,496 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 33 | $30,382 | -20% | $6,888 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 32 | $36,806 | -34% | $8,217 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 30 | $60,613 | -39% | $14,984 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 29 | $45,880 | -9% | $6,909 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 28 | $45,012 | -22% | $10,235 |
| 236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC | 28 | $271,688 | +29% | $29,237 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 28 | $147,945 | -35% | $33,345 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 26 | $252,573 | +14% | $35,050 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 26 | $47,683 | -6% | $7,697 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 26 | $43,198 | -34% | $11,552 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 25 | $45,285 | -7% | $8,102 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 24 | $51,386 | -20% | $8,852 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 24 | $24,729 | -38% | $6,339 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 24 | $245,389 | -12% | $44,476 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 23 | $37,716 | -2% | $6,877 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 23 | $57,817 | +2% | $9,608 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 23 | $27,358 | -44% | $7,916 |
| 243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC | 22 | $147,332 | +33% | $17,203 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 22 | $51,527 | -16% | $10,742 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 21 | $81,095 | -5% | $13,702 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 21 | $46,418 | -23% | $10,871 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 20 | $42,628 | -42% | $12,283 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 19 | $95,827 | -29% | $19,585 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 18 | $26,761 | -34% | $7,523 |
| 200 Pneumothorax with CC | 17 | $56,169 | +6% | $8,932 |
| 472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC | 17 | $121,343 | -15% | $21,474 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 16 | $29,531 | -35% | $8,057 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 16 | $167,880 | -1% | $26,215 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 15 | $39,258 | -8% | $7,370 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 14 | $44,576 | +5% | $6,107 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 14 | $25,896 | -31% | $7,285 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $26,129 | -29% | $6,693 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 14 | $36,385 | -18% | $7,682 |
| 439 Disorders of Pancreas except Malignancy with CC | 13 | $29,906 | -31% | $7,803 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 13 | $152,701 | -3% | $24,457 |
| 482 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint without CC/MCC | 13 | $74,650 | -4% | $12,165 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 13 | $41,636 | -37% | $11,226 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 13 | $61,959 | -9% | $11,223 |
| 184 Major Chest Trauma with CC | 12 | $38,488 | -31% | $8,648 |
| 234 Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open... | 12 | $313,833 | +17% | $37,682 |
| 300 Peripheral Vascular Disorders with CC | 12 | $45,168 | -9% | $8,256 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 12 | $172,909 | -20% | $32,972 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 11 | $39,372 | -48% | $12,973 |
| 086 Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with CC | 11 | $45,768 | -33% | $9,798 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 11 | $50,335 | -23% | $10,691 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 63 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Florida average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Ascension Sacred Heart Bay charged $64,270 on average, 43% less than the Florida average of $112,838, and was paid $14,772 against a state average of $15,663. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Ascension Sacred Heart Bay charged $38,507 on average, 43% less than the Florida average of $67,659, and was paid $10,128 against a state average of $10,715. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Ascension Sacred Heart Bay charged $51,194 on average, 35% less than the Florida average of $78,292, and was paid $10,382 against a state average of $10,939. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Ascension Sacred Heart Bay charged $52,488 on average, 44% less than the Florida average of $93,403, and was paid $12,365 against a state average of $12,779. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $29,375 was 30% below the state average of $41,880. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $21,036 was 26% below the state average of $28,431. For Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures (outpatient APC 5213), its average charge of $197,852 was 1% above the state average of $195,231. For Level 3 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5193), its average charge of $69,426 was 32% below the state average of $102,708.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Ascension Sacred Heart Bay in Panama City, FL, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2022-11-23 (CMS case 1158)
- Closure Notice — 2023-03-15 (CMS case 1158)
- Met Requirements — 2025-03-31 (CMS case 3492)
- Met Requirements — 2025-06-03 (CMS case 4849)
- Met Requirements — 2026-05-14 (CMS case 7783)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.