5/100
#2,525 nationally
University Hospital And Medical Center
7201 N University Dr, Tamarac, FL 33321 · (954) 721-2200
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, University Hospital And Medical Center billed $12.69 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
- 12.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 42
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in FL
- #138
- 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 5% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 16% 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 |
162 | $195,640 | $14,806 | +200% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
129 | $54,550 | $2,449 | +181% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
66 | $119,271 | $10,312 | +175% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
63 | $80,284 | $4,687 | +192% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
52 | $131,567 | $11,359 | +149% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
40 | $164,013 | $12,718 | +198% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
39 | $88,432 | $7,015 | +174% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
36 | $131,983 | $11,931 | +115% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
34 | $399,420 | $37,216 | +124% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
33 | $104,332 | $7,683 | +185% |
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 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$45,889 | $1,456 | +309% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$169,797 | $10,758 | +264% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$198,366 | $19,268 | +252% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 854 · Inpatient stay |
$283,115 | $14,674 | +241% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$97,048 | $7,120 | +226% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$95,030 | $8,075 | +211% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$120,303 | $8,253 | +207% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$195,640 | $14,806 | +200% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$109,338 | $11,574 | +75% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,434 | $1,724 | +82% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$72,890 | $6,480 | +83% |
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 300 · Inpatient stay |
$84,024 | $8,724 | +96% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$157,917 | $16,466 | +98% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$131,983 | $11,931 | +115% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$155,268 | $14,221 | +118% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$399,420 | $37,216 | +124% |
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.