2/100
#2,602 nationally
Uci Health-Placentia Linda
1301 N Rose Drive, Placentia, CA 92870
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Uci Health-Placentia Linda billed $14.21 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
- 14.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 30
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #230
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- Not rated
- 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 1% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 5% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 0% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
219 | $81,240 | $3,366 | +318% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
109 | $255,767 | $18,497 | +292% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
40 | $161,783 | $16,148 | +159% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
37 | $85,517 | $6,947 | +144% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
36 | $196,310 | $15,537 | +257% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
36 | $173,488 | $12,396 | +300% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
34 | $203,876 | $12,982 | +338% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
34 | $99,414 | $8,792 | +149% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
24 | $156,448 | $8,042 | +425% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $162,070 | $10,170 | +313% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$156,448 | $8,042 | +425% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$203,876 | $12,982 | +338% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$173,560 | $14,063 | +326% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$127,658 | $8,423 | +318% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$132,828 | $8,439 | +318% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$81,240 | $3,366 | +318% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$162,070 | $10,170 | +313% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$173,488 | $12,396 | +300% |
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 |
$16,104 | $1,994 | +60% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,663 | $3,805 | +65% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,576 | $2,340 | +84% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
$186,858 | $19,810 | +124% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$85,517 | $6,947 | +144% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$99,414 | $8,792 | +149% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$161,783 | $16,148 | +159% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$109,362 | $9,558 | +180% |
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.