49/100
#1,301 nationally
The Queens Medical Center
1301 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI 96813 · (808) 538-9011
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, The Queens Medical Center billed $4.09 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
- 4.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 205
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in HI
- #11
- 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 50% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 72% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 35% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 31% 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 |
553 | $86,064 | $24,307 | +32% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
414 | $17,072 | $3,059 | -12% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
316 | $9,876 | $1,755 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
243 | $63,446 | $15,498 | +46% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
220 | $19,368 | $3,587 | about average |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
207 | $13,267 | $2,146 | +13% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
197 | $50,951 | $6,195 | +41% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
192 | $24,271 | $6,521 | -30% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
185 | $67,099 | $14,376 | +7% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
172 | $31,601 | $6,432 | -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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major
MS-DRG 897 · Inpatient stay |
$88,537 | $20,944 | +172% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 091 · Inpatient stay |
$189,432 | $48,263 | +166% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$87,544 | $16,438 | +143% |
|
Postoperative and Post-traumatic Infections with Major Complications
MS-DRG 862 · Inpatient stay |
$159,486 | $30,916 | +115% |
|
Stroke (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 066 · Inpatient stay |
$71,719 | $13,826 | +100% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$54,849 | $14,253 | +79% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 056 · Inpatient stay |
$152,720 | $33,887 | +77% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$71,803 | $18,236 | +76% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,885 | $2,221 | -39% |
|
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$59,987 | $22,352 | -37% |
|
Other Circulatory System Operating Room Procedures
MS-DRG 264 · Inpatient stay |
$89,506 | $52,233 | -34% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,513 | $9,764 | -33% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,242 | $12,264 | -32% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,560 | $3,659 | -30% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,271 | $6,521 | -30% |
|
Skin Debridement with Complications
MS-DRG 571 · Inpatient stay |
$58,185 | $19,173 | -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.