52/100
#1,204 nationally
Sentara Obici Hospital
2800 Godwin Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434 · (757) 934-4000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Sentara Obici Hospital billed $4.71 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
- 4.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 93
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in VA
- #34
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 44% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 44% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 58% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 78% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
489 | $22,275 | $2,314 | +15% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
467 | $57,477 | $14,580 | -12% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
272 | $37,497 | $9,230 | -14% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
193 | $12,647 | $1,374 | +25% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
181 | $45,772 | $11,067 | -27% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
127 | $33,304 | $8,390 | -15% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
95 | $17,706 | $2,675 | -7% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
94 | $26,754 | $2,374 | +51% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
88 | $35,455 | $2,764 | +40% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
81 | $38,574 | $4,724 | +10% |
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 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,754 | $2,374 | +51% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,455 | $2,764 | +40% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,647 | $1,374 | +25% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,629 | $2,418 | +24% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,275 | $2,314 | +15% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,574 | $4,724 | +10% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,244 | $1,379 | +8% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,373 | $2,692 | +7% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 091 · Inpatient stay |
$31,490 | $11,497 | -56% |
|
Digestive Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay |
$31,479 | $9,216 | -39% |
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 300 · Inpatient stay |
$26,820 | $7,801 | -37% |
|
Peritoneal Adhesiolysis with Complications
MS-DRG 336 · Inpatient stay |
$65,644 | $17,136 | -34% |
|
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Major Complications
MS-DRG 444 · Inpatient stay |
$48,062 | $10,942 | -33% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,443 | $4,731 | -32% |
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 393 · Inpatient stay |
$43,421 | $10,953 | -32% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$20,864 | $6,488 | -32% |
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.