8/100
#2,456 nationally
West Boca Medical Center
21644 State Rd 7, Boca Raton, FL 33428 · (561) 488-8100
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, West Boca Medical Center billed $11.91 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
- 11.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 51
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in FL
- #113
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 11% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
276 | $42,097 | $2,252 | +117% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
235 | $143,357 | $15,486 | +73% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
160 | $156,231 | $13,421 | +139% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
100 | $87,214 | $6,222 | +119% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
68 | $102,174 | $8,625 | +135% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
57 | $112,001 | $10,343 | +104% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
54 | $53,834 | $2,673 | +164% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
47 | $114,571 | $8,723 | +146% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
47 | $18,201 | $1,394 | +81% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
47 | $37,672 | $2,688 | +107% |
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 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$50,712 | $1,717 | +292% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,414 | $1,618 | +184% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,715 | $2,744 | +176% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,834 | $2,673 | +164% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$78,517 | $5,997 | +164% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,498 | $2,964 | +159% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,768 | $1,425 | +156% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
$79,818 | $5,107 | +155% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$111,577 | $11,262 | +57% |
|
Heart Attack (with complications)
MS-DRG 281 · Inpatient stay |
$71,164 | $6,361 | +63% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$143,357 | $15,486 | +73% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,201 | $1,394 | +81% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$86,073 | $9,363 | +82% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$88,354 | $7,856 | +82% |
|
Hypertension without Major Complications
MS-DRG 305 · Inpatient stay |
$61,470 | $6,243 | +84% |
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 300 · Inpatient stay |
$79,643 | $7,861 | +86% |
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.