6/100
#2,497 nationally
Westside Regional Medical Center
8201 W Broward Blvd, Plantation, FL 33324 · (954) 473-6600
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Westside Regional Medical Center billed $11.43 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
- 11.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 73
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in FL
- #128
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 6% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 5% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 17% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
342 | $187,718 | $16,720 | +188% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
262 | $43,729 | $2,435 | +125% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
86 | $110,308 | $11,116 | +154% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
80 | $79,221 | $2,903 | +214% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
66 | $158,409 | $13,638 | +158% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
57 | $127,658 | $11,692 | +174% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
57 | $171,008 | $14,498 | +201% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
55 | $191,076 | $21,459 | +44% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
54 | $499,552 | $42,171 | +181% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
53 | $97,675 | $9,665 | +149% |
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 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$126,965 | $4,978 | +251% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,812 | $1,469 | +245% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$144,752 | $9,330 | +218% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 330 · Inpatient stay |
$319,408 | $20,002 | +218% |
|
Chest Pain
MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay |
$106,410 | $6,980 | +215% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$103,860 | $8,233 | +215% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$79,221 | $2,903 | +214% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$109,497 | $5,227 | +212% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
$69,091 | $13,733 | +3% |
|
Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face
MS-DRG 004 · Inpatient stay |
$641,723 | $63,667 | +19% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$191,076 | $21,459 | +44% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,540 | $1,655 | +66% |
|
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 673 · Inpatient stay |
$262,674 | $31,452 | +71% |
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
MS-DRG 394 · Inpatient stay |
$72,113 | $8,615 | +86% |
|
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 270 · Inpatient stay |
$425,163 | $40,701 | +89% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$155,028 | $16,078 | +92% |
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.