50/100
#1,274 nationally
University Of Virginia Medical Center
1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22908 · (434) 924-0000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, University Of Virginia Medical Center billed $3.72 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
- 3.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 260
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in VA
- #37
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 66% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 55% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 37% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 25% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
1,345 | $2,004 | $367 | -36% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
812 | $8,059 | $1,190 | -20% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
801 | $7,060 | $1,227 | -45% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
751 | $44,958 | $8,957 | -28% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
658 | $29,815 | $2,472 | +53% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
581 | $8,001 | $1,721 | -32% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
463 | $16,839 | $2,566 | -5% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
409 | $36,088 | $6,215 | -9% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
373 | $8,061 | $1,756 | -29% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
364 | $18,871 | $2,912 | about average |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$177,615 | $40,231 | +216% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours
MS-DRG 207 · Inpatient stay |
$788,372 | $209,239 | +208% |
|
Level 3 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5463 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$157,936 | $12,358 | +170% |
|
Level 7 Radiation Therapy
APC 5627 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$148,388 | $7,008 | +151% |
|
Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face
MS-DRG 004 · Inpatient stay |
$1,176,747 | $308,828 | +119% |
|
Extensive Operating Room Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Complications
MS-DRG 982 · Inpatient stay |
$200,449 | $53,747 | +91% |
|
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
MS-DRG 315 · Inpatient stay |
$78,219 | $20,248 | +89% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 056 · Inpatient stay |
$161,080 | $59,355 | +87% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 8 Urology and Related Services
APC 5378 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,014 | $17,805 | -61% |
|
Level 3 ENT Procedures
APC 5163 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,951 | $1,400 | -54% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,366 | $1,550 | -53% |
|
Level 3 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5093 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,651 | $8,068 | -47% |
|
Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Ovarian or Adnexal Malignancy with Complications
MS-DRG 737 · Inpatient stay |
$60,833 | $25,555 | -47% |
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$43,742 | $20,037 | -46% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 266 · Inpatient stay |
$130,811 | $66,543 | -46% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,060 | $1,227 | -45% |
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.