New York / Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
CMS certification 330136 · Cooperstown, NY · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital reported 1,567 Medicare inpatient stays across 58 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.88 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in New York, number 101 of 123 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 2.74×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 208 stays at an average charge of $39,530, 56% below the national average. It also billed 2,741 outpatient services, charging 3.17 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,567
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.88×
- 3Rank in NY (highest ratio = 1) 101 of 123
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 58 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). 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 | 208 | $39,530 | -56% | $23,079 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 115 | $27,066 | -52% | $15,382 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 54 | $28,338 | -53% | $15,491 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 49 | $102,696 | -55% | $58,096 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 48 | $16,716 | -66% | $11,488 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 47 | $31,256 | -59% | $18,530 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 43 | $16,640 | -59% | $9,167 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 38 | $51,723 | -49% | $23,041 |
| 885 Psychoses | 38 | $23,048 | -48% | $18,474 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 34 | $33,355 | -42% | $15,613 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 34 | $48,601 | -58% | $21,412 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 33 | $36,309 | -49% | $19,341 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 33 | $74,326 | -55% | $32,288 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 33 | $31,843 | -63% | $20,549 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 33 | $21,384 | -56% | $11,359 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 29 | $59,061 | -50% | $28,685 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 28 | $13,157 | -65% | $9,547 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 28 | $31,231 | -57% | $19,568 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 26 | $69,776 | -55% | $35,196 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 25 | $24,903 | -31% | $9,007 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 25 | $22,284 | -51% | $10,133 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 21 | $104,286 | -53% | $53,038 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 21 | $31,660 | -50% | $12,281 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 21 | $20,051 | -67% | $14,730 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 21 | $53,318 | -48% | $24,044 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 20 | $25,162 | -56% | $13,839 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 20 | $26,404 | -56% | $15,429 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 19 | $19,106 | -50% | $9,637 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 18 | $93,848 | -56% | $55,340 |
| 331 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures without CC/MCC | 18 | $48,100 | -44% | $19,100 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 18 | $23,555 | -36% | $9,387 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 18 | $33,915 | -34% | $15,860 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 17 | $28,242 | -57% | $16,201 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 17 | $99,879 | -42% | $40,139 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 17 | $23,738 | -53% | $10,529 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 17 | $17,285 | -63% | $10,848 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 17 | $40,671 | -38% | $20,575 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 16 | $12,102 | -69% | $9,184 |
| 253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC | 15 | $62,581 | -53% | $28,344 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 15 | $50,532 | -55% | $24,667 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 15 | $52,949 | -43% | $20,008 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 14 | $28,378 | -49% | $11,813 |
| 176 Pulmonary Embolism without MCC | 14 | $24,101 | -42% | $9,356 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 14 | $13,838 | -52% | $6,437 |
| 336 Peritoneal Adhesiolysis with CC | 13 | $47,141 | -54% | $23,915 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 13 | $13,626 | -67% | $10,298 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 13 | $123,307 | -62% | $79,152 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 12 | $25,863 | -49% | $12,963 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 12 | $19,947 | -52% | $10,491 |
| 948 Signs and Symptoms without MCC | 12 | $16,860 | -56% | $9,271 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 11 | $29,017 | -71% | $22,500 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 11 | $18,520 | -53% | $9,957 |
| 236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC | 11 | $117,492 | -44% | $45,270 |
| 242 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with MCC | 11 | $59,991 | -63% | $38,257 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 11 | $24,562 | -50% | $11,369 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 11 | $17,154 | -54% | $11,801 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 11 | $41,983 | -37% | $17,005 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 11 | $42,297 | -57% | $23,448 |
Outpatient services
Against the New York average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital charged $39,530 on average, 66% less than the New York average of $116,930, and was paid $23,079 against a state average of $24,426. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital charged $27,066 on average, 67% less than the New York average of $81,161, and was paid $15,382 against a state average of $16,034. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital charged $28,338 on average, 63% less than the New York average of $77,177, and was paid $15,491 against a state average of $15,976. For Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with MCC (DRG 853), Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital charged $102,696 on average, 64% less than the New York average of $288,832, and was paid $58,096 against a state average of $63,023. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $821 was 76% below the state average of $3,429. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $11,484 was 57% below the state average of $26,675. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $3,020 was 76% below the state average of $12,815. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $2,844 was 78% below the state average of $13,044.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, NY, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2025-01-22 (CMS case 3013)
- Closure Notice — 2025-02-19 (CMS case 3013)
- Met Requirements — 2025-03-19 (CMS case 3315)
- Met Requirements — 2025-06-04 (CMS case 4892)
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.