46/100
#1,398 nationally
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital
315 S Mlk Jr Way, Tacoma, WA 98405 · (253) 403-1000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital billed $4.58 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
- 4.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 169
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WA
- #20
- 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 51% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 45% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 41% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 50% 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 |
380 | $61,773 | $17,855 | -5% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
217 | $133,268 | $24,403 | about average |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
203 | $84,575 | $13,010 | +35% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
197 | $48,523 | $12,370 | +12% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
154 | $20,456 | $2,689 | +5% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
151 | $31,508 | $3,332 | +25% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
140 | $31,391 | $4,189 | +52% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
139 | $20,850 | $3,223 | +9% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
135 | $25,110 | $3,571 | +22% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
130 | $54,107 | $6,964 | +36% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$71,302 | $18,886 | +98% |
|
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,607 | $5,232 | +71% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,394 | $1,749 | +61% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 163 · Inpatient stay |
$280,576 | $48,892 | +59% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,491 | $2,354 | +57% |
|
Level 6 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5416 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$62,915 | $7,524 | +54% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,414 | $1,610 | +53% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,500 | $3,411 | +53% |
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 |
$35,987 | $14,628 | -47% |
|
Complications of Treatment with Major Complications
MS-DRG 919 · Inpatient stay |
$44,888 | $17,482 | -40% |
|
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 074 · Inpatient stay |
$30,565 | $10,536 | -36% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$74,969 | $23,621 | -34% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Major Complications
MS-DRG 085 · Inpatient stay |
$64,594 | $19,723 | -34% |
|
Digestive Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay |
$34,788 | $11,425 | -32% |
|
Diabetes with Major Complications
MS-DRG 637 · Inpatient stay |
$38,585 | $13,770 | -32% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$34,393 | $11,865 | -29% |
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.