1/100
#2,615 nationally
Ucla West Valley Medical Center
7300 Medical Center Dr, West Hills, CA 91307 · (818) 676-4000
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ucla West Valley Medical Center billed $15.21 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
- 15.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 90
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #233
- 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 0% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 3% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 0% 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 |
288 | $297,149 | $19,519 | +355% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
258 | $71,704 | $3,355 | +269% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
118 | $589,604 | $29,114 | +345% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
103 | $184,028 | $12,439 | +324% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
100 | $228,459 | $16,076 | +315% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
92 | $33,855 | $1,979 | +236% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
82 | $210,315 | $13,133 | +351% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
78 | $109,354 | $4,013 | +333% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
71 | $135,692 | $6,935 | +286% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
55 | $292,338 | $20,759 | +266% |
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 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$138,348 | $4,254 | +495% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 329 · Inpatient stay |
$973,760 | $60,359 | +442% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$180,711 | $6,734 | +422% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$201,725 | $8,793 | +406% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$57,895 | $2,339 | +393% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$100,315 | $4,999 | +385% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$202,535 | $11,276 | +384% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$220,163 | $14,870 | +383% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,534 | $1,893 | +74% |
|
Other Respiratory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 205 · Inpatient stay |
$159,776 | $15,549 | +109% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$172,222 | $18,568 | +113% |
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
$146,462 | $15,263 | +119% |
|
Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability
MS-DRG 884 · Inpatient stay |
$111,539 | $16,982 | +123% |
|
Endocrine Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 643 · Inpatient stay |
$156,939 | $14,473 | +138% |
|
Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures
APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$371,622 | $40,316 | +150% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
$126,211 | $13,303 | +164% |
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.