Florida / Bartow Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 100121 · Bartow, FL · 5 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Bartow Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Bartow Regional Medical Center reported 310 Medicare inpatient stays across 15 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.36 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Florida, number 142 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: 85 stays at an average charge of $68,702, 24% below the national average. It also billed 442 outpatient services, charging 6.88 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 310
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.36×
- 3Rank in FL (highest ratio = 1) 142 of 159
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 5
Inpatient stays
For the 15 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Bartow Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 1 (7%). 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 | 85 | $68,702 | -24% | $15,554 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 35 | $39,569 | -30% | $10,618 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 22 | $70,314 | -7% | $12,334 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 21 | $36,171 | -4% | $7,414 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 18 | $54,584 | -23% | $14,584 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 15 | $36,560 | -39% | $11,622 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 15 | $54,888 | -36% | $14,009 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 14 | $42,404 | -17% | $9,683 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 14 | $36,173 | -26% | $8,866 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 13 | $36,526 | -37% | $10,662 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 13 | $51,796 | -29% | $13,198 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 12 | $48,739 | 0% | $9,990 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 11 | $39,278 | -41% | $11,715 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 11 | $42,050 | +3% | $9,342 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 11 | $204,141 | -11% | $36,655 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 126 | $20,999 | $2,465 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 63 | $68,057 | $11,823 |
| Level 3 Airway Endoscopy | 29 | $12,918 | $1,548 |
| Level 6 Urology and Related Services | 27 | $52,176 | $8,193 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 24 | $51,105 | $5,088 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 24 | $19,732 | $3,179 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 20 | $9,388 | $1,466 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 20 | $10,874 | $1,761 |
| Level 5 ENT Procedures | 18 | $46,074 | $4,868 |
| Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 18 | $99,028 | $28,237 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 17 | $31,147 | $2,977 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 16 | $31,254 | $2,952 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 15 | $27,172 | $4,719 |
| Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 14 | $57,240 | $19,902 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 11 | $84,072 | $16,960 |
Against the Florida average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Bartow Regional Medical Center charged $68,702 on average, 39% less than the Florida average of $112,838, and was paid $15,554 against a state average of $15,663. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Bartow Regional Medical Center charged $39,569 on average, 42% less than the Florida average of $67,659, and was paid $10,618 against a state average of $10,715. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Bartow Regional Medical Center charged $70,314 on average, 25% less than the Florida average of $93,403, and was paid $12,334 against a state average of $12,779. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Bartow Regional Medical Center charged $36,171 on average, 25% less than the Florida average of $48,190, and was paid $7,414 against a state average of $7,285. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $20,999 was 26% below the state average of $28,431. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $68,057 was 36% below the state average of $106,979. For Level 3 Airway Endoscopy (outpatient APC 5153), its average charge of $12,918 was 32% below the state average of $19,034. For Level 6 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5376), its average charge of $52,176 was 32% below the state average of $76,533.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Bartow Regional Medical Center in Bartow, FL, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2021-08-25 (CMS case 498)
- CAP Request — 2022-05-04 (CMS case 498)
- Closure Notice — 2023-06-15 (CMS case 498)
- Warning Notice — 2025-08-22 (CMS case 6351)
- Closure Notice — 2025-08-26 (CMS case 6351)
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.