51/100
#1,236 nationally
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
1060 First Colonial Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23454 · (757) 395-8000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital billed $4.95 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
- 5.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 149
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in VA
- #35
- 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 36% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 58% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 55% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 71% 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 |
584 | $64,308 | $14,071 | about average |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
444 | $23,450 | $2,351 | +21% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
334 | $40,769 | $9,256 | -6% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
236 | $9,288 | $1,639 | -21% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
211 | $88,090 | $20,344 | -34% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
208 | $48,831 | $11,343 | -22% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
179 | $58,122 | $8,749 | about average |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
174 | $33,463 | $2,816 | +33% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
159 | $13,141 | $1,390 | +30% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
138 | $54,655 | $11,590 | -11% |
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 |
$27,384 | $2,440 | +55% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,778 | $1,943 | +43% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,945 | $1,477 | +40% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$46,879 | $4,973 | +35% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,463 | $2,816 | +33% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,141 | $1,390 | +30% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,134 | $3,538 | +26% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$137,417 | $20,706 | +21% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
MS-DRG 917 · Inpatient stay |
$27,590 | $11,796 | -59% |
|
Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures
APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$80,712 | $28,542 | -46% |
|
Other Endovascular Cardiac Valve Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 319 · Inpatient stay |
$107,195 | $27,401 | -45% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$65,454 | $26,941 | -42% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,086 | $4,684 | -42% |
|
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$58,546 | $16,291 | -39% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
$140,021 | $40,362 | -37% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$61,755 | $13,596 | -35% |
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.