17/100
#2,260 nationally
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
9555 Sw 162 Ave, Miami, FL 33196 · (786) 467-2000
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, West Kendall Baptist Hospital billed $7.26 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
- 7.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 35
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in FL
- #78
- 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 16% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 12% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 14% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 38% 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 |
396 | $28,861 | $2,460 | +49% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
194 | $125,952 | $18,904 | +93% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
105 | $90,206 | $12,657 | +108% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
90 | $88,802 | $13,001 | +91% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
62 | $114,326 | $15,681 | +108% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
46 | $71,000 | $10,914 | +74% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
44 | $100,980 | $12,736 | +109% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
39 | $59,966 | $8,808 | +86% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
39 | $94,114 | $13,304 | +78% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
33 | $67,166 | $5,101 | +91% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$75,851 | $8,076 | +155% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$78,320 | $15,987 | +138% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$59,665 | $4,687 | +117% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$100,980 | $12,736 | +109% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$90,206 | $12,657 | +108% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$114,326 | $15,681 | +108% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$80,524 | $6,480 | +102% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$125,952 | $18,904 | +93% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 393 · Inpatient stay |
$76,024 | $15,286 | +18% |
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
MS-DRG 394 · Inpatient stay |
$53,521 | $9,954 | +38% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Major Complications
MS-DRG 388 · Inpatient stay |
$80,747 | $13,509 | +40% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$110,288 | $16,707 | +45% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$259,108 | $40,937 | +46% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$54,177 | $8,977 | +46% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,861 | $2,460 | +49% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
$46,612 | $8,365 | +49% |
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.