35/100
#1,753 nationally
Swedish Medical Center
747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122 · (206) 386-6000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Swedish Medical Center billed $5.21 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
- 5.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 127
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WA
- #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 37% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 45% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 29% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 22% 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 |
790 | $83,676 | $13,890 | +34% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
319 | $92,420 | $22,143 | +42% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
302 | $8,271 | $1,725 | -18% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
203 | $23,378 | $2,899 | +20% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
201 | $127,786 | $10,971 | +114% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
182 | $11,446 | $2,030 | about average |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
168 | $39,327 | $6,096 | +12% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
156 | $88,222 | $19,686 | +6% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
154 | $22,444 | $2,999 | +27% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
134 | $35,691 | $5,420 | +30% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Major Chest Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 163 · Inpatient stay |
$590,811 | $128,999 | +235% |
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy with Major Complications
MS-DRG 896 · Inpatient stay |
$171,977 | $15,114 | +162% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$142,786 | $27,020 | +160% |
|
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.d.e. with Major Complications
MS-DRG 417 · Inpatient stay |
$227,596 | $28,949 | +116% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$127,786 | $10,971 | +114% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
$101,698 | $14,465 | +112% |
|
Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 327 · Inpatient stay |
$235,344 | $78,283 | +104% |
|
Extensive Operating Room Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Major
MS-DRG 981 · Inpatient stay |
$358,735 | $90,481 | +95% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 846 · Inpatient stay |
$45,289 | $26,770 | -58% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,526 | $2,069 | -25% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,553 | $3,008 | -24% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,537 | $1,679 | -24% |
|
Complications of Treatment with Major Complications
MS-DRG 919 · Inpatient stay |
$57,562 | $18,754 | -23% |
|
Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio
MS-DRG 808 · Inpatient stay |
$84,726 | $22,970 | -20% |
|
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,261 | $3,887 | -20% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,271 | $1,725 | -18% |
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.