Indiana / Dupont Hospital LLC
CMS certification 150150 · Fort Wayne, IN · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Dupont Hospital LLC: charges and Medicare payments
Dupont Hospital LLC reported 174 Medicare inpatient stays across 10 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 8.07 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Indiana, number 5 of 70 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.08×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 49 stays at an average charge of $67,092, 26% below the national average. It also billed 902 outpatient services, charging 13.82 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 174
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 8.07×
- 3Rank in IN (highest ratio = 1) 5 of 70
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 10 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Dupont Hospital LLC charged more than the national average in 6 (60%). 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 | 49 | $67,092 | -26% | $14,525 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 27 | $369,127 | +117% | $37,826 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 17 | $41,950 | -26% | $9,133 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 14 | $175,398 | +47% | $18,022 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 12 | $84,805 | +42% | $10,484 |
| 448 Multiple Level Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 11 | $435,997 | +118% | $44,042 |
| 472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC | 11 | $232,903 | +63% | $22,404 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 11 | $57,931 | +42% | $7,581 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 11 | $32,031 | -15% | $6,218 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 11 | $39,863 | -19% | $9,286 |
Outpatient services
Against the Indiana average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Dupont Hospital LLC charged $67,092 on average, 6% more than the Indiana average of $63,232, and was paid $14,525 against a state average of $15,368. For Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC (DRG 460), Dupont Hospital LLC charged $369,127 on average, 50% more than the Indiana average of $245,306, and was paid $37,826 against a state average of $32,243. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Dupont Hospital LLC charged $41,950 on average, 3% more than the Indiana average of $40,842, and was paid $9,133 against a state average of $10,315. For Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC (DRG 330), Dupont Hospital LLC charged $175,398 on average, 73% more than the Indiana average of $101,370, and was paid $18,022 against a state average of $19,453. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $19,135 was 39% above the state average of $13,717. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $25,239 was 80% above the state average of $14,051. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $25,349 was 74% above the state average of $14,609. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $69,399 was 114% above the state average of $32,400.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Dupont Hospital LLC in Fort Wayne, IN, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-09-11 (CMS case 2588)
- Closure Notice — 2024-12-09 (CMS case 2588)
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-17 (CMS case 5844)
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.