57/100
#1,060 nationally
University Of Washington Medical Ctr
1959 Ne Pacific St Box 356151, Seattle, WA 98195 · (206) 598-3300
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, University Of Washington Medical Ctr billed $3.84 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
- 3.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 233
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WA
- #10
- 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 59% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 69% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 46% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 54% 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 |
1,820 | $1,908 | $684 | -39% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
766 | $7,106 | $2,040 | -45% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
493 | $11,296 | $1,621 | +12% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
396 | $20,540 | $3,270 | -19% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
353 | $11,157 | $1,899 | -5% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
344 | $25,500 | $5,181 | -7% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
315 | $46,862 | $13,188 | -25% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
310 | $15,246 | $2,734 | -22% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
309 | $16,719 | $3,475 | -19% |
|
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
275 | $16,005 | $3,706 | -29% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Complications of Treatment with Major Complications
MS-DRG 919 · Inpatient stay |
$146,824 | $37,441 | +96% |
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 070 · Inpatient stay |
$118,310 | $30,414 | +79% |
|
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 432 · Inpatient stay |
$139,903 | $43,516 | +75% |
|
Other Factors Influencing Health Status
MS-DRG 951 · Inpatient stay |
$36,199 | $7,683 | +65% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$55,399 | $19,081 | +54% |
|
Major Head and Neck Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 141 · Inpatient stay |
$176,624 | $26,715 | +51% |
|
Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures with Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 614 · Inpatient stay |
$151,716 | $27,254 | +49% |
|
ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except
MS-DRG 003 · Inpatient stay |
$1,298,828 | $307,365 | +48% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$44,051 | $20,648 | -45% |
|
Chemotherapy with Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis or with High Dose Chemotherapy a
MS-DRG 837 · Inpatient stay |
$101,749 | $53,767 | -45% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,106 | $2,040 | -45% |
|
Respiratory Neoplasms with Major Complications
MS-DRG 180 · Inpatient stay |
$40,898 | $18,249 | -45% |
|
Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio
MS-DRG 808 · Inpatient stay |
$59,847 | $25,106 | -44% |
|
Chemotherapy with Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Complications or High Dose
MS-DRG 838 · Inpatient stay |
$42,972 | $23,405 | -40% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$1,908 | $684 | -39% |
|
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Major Complications
MS-DRG 371 · Inpatient stay |
$41,984 | $19,602 | -39% |
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.