Wyoming / Sheridan Memorial Hospital
CMS certification 530006 · Sheridan, WY · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Sheridan Memorial Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Sheridan Memorial Hospital reported 402 Medicare inpatient stays across 18 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.91 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Wyoming, number 6 of 8 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 2.01×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 193, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC: 59 stays at an average charge of $26,161, 56% below the national average. It also billed 854 outpatient services, charging 5.09 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 402
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.91×
- 3Rank in WY (highest ratio = 1) 6 of 8
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 18 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Sheridan Memorial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 59 | $26,161 | -56% | $15,825 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 58 | $28,177 | -50% | $15,743 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 57 | $36,456 | -60% | $23,249 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 32 | $32,744 | -54% | $18,846 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 19 | $50,369 | -46% | $22,542 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 19 | $28,326 | -45% | $14,211 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 18 | $25,351 | -56% | $14,668 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 16 | $57,985 | -42% | $23,294 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 15 | $21,916 | -61% | $12,160 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 15 | $41,386 | -45% | $18,088 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 13 | $47,494 | -54% | $25,150 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 12 | $85,734 | -25% | $21,661 |
| 482 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint without CC/MCC | 12 | $46,270 | -41% | $18,976 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 12 | $16,909 | -54% | $9,261 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 12 | $17,980 | -63% | $12,385 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 11 | $24,372 | -63% | $16,857 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 11 | $14,553 | -60% | $8,878 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 11 | $21,848 | -46% | $10,366 |
Outpatient services
Against the Wyoming average
For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Sheridan Memorial Hospital charged $26,161 on average, 26% less than the Wyoming average of $35,136, and was paid $15,825 against a state average of $14,649. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Sheridan Memorial Hospital charged $28,177 on average, 16% less than the Wyoming average of $33,507, and was paid $15,743 against a state average of $14,204. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Sheridan Memorial Hospital charged $36,456 on average, 32% less than the Wyoming average of $53,749, and was paid $23,249 against a state average of $21,131. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Sheridan Memorial Hospital charged $32,744 on average, 19% less than the Wyoming average of $40,435, and was paid $18,846 against a state average of $18,144. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $10,849 was 28% below the state average of $15,002. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $44,480 was 19% below the state average of $54,760. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $5,414 was 25% below the state average of $7,219. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $38,161 was 22% above the state average of $31,224.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Sheridan, WY, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2023-02-17 (CMS case 712)
- Met Requirements — 2024-02-23 (CMS case 2226)
- Met Requirements — 2026-03-09 (CMS case 7197)
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.