4/100
#2,538 nationally
Hca Florida South Shore Hospital
4016 Sun City Center Blvd, Sun City Center, FL 33573 · (813) 634-3301
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Hca Florida South Shore Hospital billed $15.36 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 15.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 68
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in FL
- #148
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 0% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 5% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 12% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
199 | $200,982 | $12,539 | +208% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
88 | $53,855 | $2,412 | +177% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
80 | $110,943 | $8,417 | +156% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
66 | $146,990 | $10,937 | +167% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
62 | $91,097 | $5,390 | +182% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
59 | $150,065 | $9,068 | +222% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
55 | $129,260 | $11,906 | +107% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
48 | $113,610 | $5,834 | +210% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
43 | $109,925 | $5,566 | +269% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
42 | $143,655 | $10,242 | +171% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$62,972 | $1,845 | +387% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$46,038 | $1,749 | +306% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$109,925 | $5,566 | +269% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$164,906 | $6,827 | +262% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Major Complications
MS-DRG 388 · Inpatient stay |
$193,817 | $9,531 | +237% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$115,352 | $5,227 | +229% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,599 | $1,724 | +228% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$102,918 | $5,544 | +224% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$54,988 | $9,666 | +7% |
|
Rehabilitation with Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 945 · Inpatient stay |
$132,334 | $9,722 | +71% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$338,977 | $30,162 | +90% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$75,438 | $6,050 | +103% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$155,006 | $11,920 | +103% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$129,260 | $11,906 | +107% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 480 · Inpatient stay |
$248,442 | $18,512 | +111% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 482 · Inpatient stay |
$146,065 | $10,562 | +113% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.