Florida / Good Samaritan Medical Center

CMS certification 100287 · West Palm Beach, FL · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list

Good Samaritan Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments

Good Samaritan Medical Center reported 1,421 Medicare inpatient stays across 56 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 13.7 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Florida, number 7 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: 205 stays at an average charge of $182,045, 102% above the national average. It also billed 2,069 outpatient services, charging 21.87 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 1,421
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 13.7×
3Rank in FL (highest ratio = 1) 7 of 159
4CMS price-transparency actions 2

Average charge per stay at Good Samaritan Medical Center, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 56 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Good Samaritan Medical Center charged more than the national average in 56 (100%). 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	205	$182,045	+102%	$13,347
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	77	$109,874	+95%	$8,922
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	55	$88,040	+119%	$6,252
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	54	$140,343	+135%	$9,340
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	54	$125,066	+65%	$10,337
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	40	$115,572	+64%	$11,962
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	39	$92,031	+143%	$6,197
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	39	$479,593	+109%	$35,903
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...	36	$223,206	+140%	$12,838
330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC	35	$286,247	+141%	$18,596
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	32	$121,019	+149%	$7,863
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	32	$117,562	+129%	$8,111
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	28	$126,678	+73%	$11,040
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	26	$73,728	+104%	$5,969
603 Cellulitis without MCC	26	$75,198	+102%	$6,985
812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC	26	$61,583	+39%	$6,951
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	26	$118,958	+143%	$7,905
683 Renal Failure with CC	25	$89,853	+121%	$7,053
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	24	$139,067	+142%	$9,505
682 Renal Failure with MCC	24	$144,842	+120%	$10,302
467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC	23	$417,797	+165%	$23,571
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	22	$88,491	+139%	$5,872
329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC	21	$481,248	+124%	$34,255
552 Medical Back Problems without MCC	21	$89,437	+83%	$7,009
194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC	20	$88,544	+131%	$6,517
389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC	18	$97,208	+150%	$6,249
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	17	$107,886	+79%	$8,922
312 Syncope and Collapse	16	$70,842	+56%	$6,365
313 Chest Pain	16	$72,732	+82%	$5,540
394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC	16	$115,133	+145%	$7,396
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	16	$235,526	+134%	$14,666
321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	15	$291,977	+78%	$21,406
455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC	15	$471,708	+132%	$33,582
699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC	15	$98,083	+107%	$7,707
252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC	14	$328,006	+92%	$24,850
314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC	14	$231,058	+144%	$14,359
468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC	14	$286,761	+131%	$17,886
163 Major Chest Procedures with MCC	13	$426,846	+103%	$31,282
164 Major Chest Procedures with CC	13	$190,674	+50%	$14,461
243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC	13	$207,122	+86%	$15,248
322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	13	$201,683	+76%	$12,347
522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture...	13	$242,823	+137%	$14,669
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	12	$141,804	+42%	$11,258
178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC	12	$115,953	+156%	$6,984
270 Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with MCC	12	$419,733	+62%	$35,395
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC	12	$117,576	+108%	$9,185
391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	12	$83,448	+37%	$9,612
638 Diabetes with CC	12	$76,140	+83%	$7,380
190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC	11	$123,185	+143%	$8,200
281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC	11	$87,665	+74%	$7,733
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC	11	$161,586	+89%	$12,410
454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC	11	$492,671	+76%	$38,839
536 Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without MCC	11	$77,365	+105%	$6,015
605 Trauma To The Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast without...	11	$75,297	+62%	$7,072
637 Diabetes with MCC	11	$120,521	+81%	$10,244
811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC	11	$135,869	+99%	$10,589

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	501	$175,801	$10,942
Comprehensive Observation Services	451	$49,777	$2,401
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	165	$28,335	$1,337
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	112	$84,720	$5,041
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	109	$159,162	$5,580
Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	80	$121,165	$4,968
Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	68	$73,741	$3,089
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures	58	$209,691	$13,702
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	56	$47,113	$2,764
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	41	$134,627	$9,348
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services	41	$123,875	$8,757
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	37	$63,385	$2,518
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures	32	$63,262	$2,227
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures	32	$56,227	$2,761
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	31	$24,599	$1,845
Level 4 Vascular Procedures	28	$107,500	$4,978
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	27	$44,682	$2,878
Level 5 ENT Procedures	23	$108,978	$5,129
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures	23	$65,158	$4,819
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	20	$105,566	$2,932
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	20	$28,681	$1,723
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy	19	$80,065	$3,392
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	18	$57,596	$2,856
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures	17	$174,464	$11,285
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures	16	$39,084	$1,384

Against the Florida average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Good Samaritan Medical Center charged $182,045 on average, 61% more than the Florida average of $112,838, and was paid $13,347 against a state average of $15,663. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Good Samaritan Medical Center charged $109,874 on average, 62% more than the Florida average of $67,659, and was paid $8,922 against a state average of $10,715. For Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without MCC (DRG 392), Good Samaritan Medical Center charged $88,040 on average, 65% more than the Florida average of $53,444, and was paid $6,252 against a state average of $7,095. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Good Samaritan Medical Center charged $140,343 on average, 79% more than the Florida average of $78,292, and was paid $9,340 against a state average of $10,939. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $175,801 was 64% above the state average of $106,979. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $49,777 was 75% above the state average of $28,431. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $28,335 was 94% above the state average of $14,597. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $84,720 was 24% above the state average of $68,202.

Price-transparency record

CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:

Met Requirements — 2024-10-16 (CMS case 2815)
Met Requirements — 2025-07-14 (CMS case 5738)

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.