58/100
#1,020 nationally
Sentara Leigh Hospital
830 Kempsville Road, Norfolk, VA 23502 · (757) 261-6700
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Sentara Leigh Hospital billed $4.44 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
- 4.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 132
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in VA
- #27
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 49% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 62% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 59% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 73% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
999 | $42,320 | $11,313 | -32% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
983 | $22,958 | $2,335 | +18% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
712 | $59,928 | $14,746 | -8% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
347 | $13,337 | $1,395 | +32% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
345 | $13,856 | $1,996 | +18% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
280 | $36,650 | $9,875 | -16% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
208 | $18,839 | $2,795 | -8% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
207 | $49,584 | $11,812 | -19% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
199 | $55,155 | $15,963 | -34% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
172 | $34,507 | $6,196 | -13% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
$105,858 | $28,700 | +58% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,942 | $2,409 | +35% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,337 | $1,395 | +32% |
|
Stroke (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 066 · Inpatient stay |
$45,046 | $5,454 | +26% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,929 | $1,668 | +23% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,334 | $2,775 | +20% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,958 | $2,335 | +18% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,856 | $1,996 | +18% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 299 · Inpatient stay |
$36,967 | $12,539 | -45% |
|
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities
MS-DRG 483 · Inpatient stay |
$58,012 | $17,793 | -44% |
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Complications
MS-DRG 467 · Inpatient stay |
$76,712 | $21,413 | -41% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 091 · Inpatient stay |
$42,569 | $12,776 | -40% |
|
Complications of Treatment with Major Complications
MS-DRG 919 · Inpatient stay |
$45,534 | $14,438 | -39% |
|
Skin Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 602 · Inpatient stay |
$31,503 | $11,298 | -39% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 163 · Inpatient stay |
$109,127 | $38,429 | -38% |
|
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 270 · Inpatient stay |
$140,173 | $35,419 | -38% |
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.