25/100
#2,045 nationally
Viera Hospital
8745 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL 32940 · (321) 434-9000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Viera Hospital billed $6.98 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
- 7.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 84
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in FL
- #65
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- 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 20% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 24% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 34% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 21% 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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
193 | $89,398 | $11,906 | +43% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
179 | $16,239 | $2,466 | -16% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
149 | $13,837 | $1,724 | +18% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
140 | $72,646 | $12,901 | +11% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
134 | $49,031 | $5,227 | +40% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
100 | $12,965 | $1,469 | +29% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
98 | $66,268 | $10,606 | +20% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
88 | $70,285 | $6,423 | +76% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
82 | $142,541 | $16,845 | +72% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
74 | $88,072 | $9,319 | +47% |
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 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$100,422 | $5,907 | +154% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,722 | $1,451 | +142% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,163 | $1,749 | +131% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,077 | $1,794 | +125% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,868 | $2,932 | +96% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,524 | $4,549 | +95% |
|
Level 5 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5415 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,456 | $4,505 | +78% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$70,285 | $6,423 | +76% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability
MS-DRG 884 · Inpatient stay |
$27,641 | $9,142 | -45% |
|
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
MS-DRG 536 · Inpatient stay |
$19,718 | $4,994 | -40% |
|
Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without
MS-DRG 563 · Inpatient stay |
$24,373 | $5,794 | -34% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
$25,335 | $6,226 | -32% |
|
Dysequilibrium
MS-DRG 149 · Inpatient stay |
$27,012 | $5,028 | -31% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$53,067 | $11,626 | -30% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$28,778 | $6,302 | -26% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$46,562 | $10,041 | -24% |
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.