4/100
#2,554 nationally
Uci Health - Fountain Valley
17100 Euclid Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 · (714) 966-7200
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Uci Health - Fountain Valley billed $12.32 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
- 12.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 80
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #219
- 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 3% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 8% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 1% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% 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 |
272 | $278,596 | $20,813 | +327% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
145 | $175,363 | $13,966 | +304% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
94 | $220,346 | $17,815 | +300% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
84 | $189,155 | $13,738 | +306% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
68 | $112,311 | $8,424 | +277% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
65 | $59,311 | $3,324 | +205% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
64 | $102,826 | $8,292 | +219% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
56 | $15,500 | $1,993 | +54% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
55 | $173,933 | $14,397 | +259% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
50 | $132,356 | $12,152 | +225% |
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 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$51,925 | $1,969 | +506% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$148,068 | $9,445 | +385% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$340,271 | $24,011 | +346% |
|
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Major Complications
MS-DRG 242 · Inpatient stay |
$604,269 | $38,918 | +336% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$278,596 | $20,813 | +327% |
|
Back Problems (severe)
MS-DRG 551 · Inpatient stay |
$290,002 | $26,101 | +318% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$733,018 | $58,913 | +312% |
|
Angina Pectoris
MS-DRG 311 · Inpatient stay |
$138,057 | $7,538 | +311% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,500 | $1,993 | +54% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,995 | $2,505 | +62% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,073 | $3,919 | +78% |
|
Hypertension with Major Complications
MS-DRG 304 · Inpatient stay |
$104,407 | $12,179 | +110% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$82,188 | $9,643 | +121% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$57,054 | $7,802 | +127% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours
MS-DRG 207 · Inpatient stay |
$588,004 | $64,597 | +130% |
|
Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability
MS-DRG 884 · Inpatient stay |
$114,863 | $16,356 | +130% |
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.