18/100
#2,237 nationally
University Medical Center
1800 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89102 · (702) 383-2000
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, University Medical Center billed $6.21 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
- 6.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 92
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NV
- #7
- 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 22% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 18% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 14% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 15% 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 |
407 | $36,598 | $2,893 | +88% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
156 | $113,900 | $24,209 | +75% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
103 | $77,276 | $16,378 | +78% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
90 | $25,283 | $3,440 | about average |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)
MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay |
64 | $55,177 | $12,889 | +46% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
57 | $162,441 | $23,807 | +95% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
56 | $69,241 | $12,150 | +89% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
50 | $108,405 | $21,677 | +91% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
49 | $11,935 | $2,005 | about average |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
47 | $60,828 | $11,714 | +89% |
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 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$115,697 | $5,732 | +230% |
|
Limb Reattachment, Hip and Femur Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma
MS-DRG 956 · Inpatient stay |
$550,586 | $49,633 | +207% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,039 | $1,721 | +203% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$533,206 | $87,827 | +200% |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$99,291 | $5,867 | +189% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$109,349 | $13,386 | +161% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$192,128 | $21,933 | +152% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$101,663 | $14,794 | +149% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$60,975 | $11,767 | -10% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,283 | $3,440 | about average |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,935 | $2,005 | about average |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,423 | $11,189 | about average |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
$196,574 | $48,606 | +4% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$106,669 | $19,424 | +5% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,268 | $3,007 | +10% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
$41,543 | $12,517 | +12% |
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.