Bethesda Hospital East
BETHESDA HOSPITAL EAST in Boynton Beach, FL charges 8.8x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 101 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit facility.
Boynton Beach, FL 33435 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
8.75x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
13.26x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
101
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
1%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 195 | $46,413 | $23,206 | — | 13.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH CC | 657 | $140,785 | $70,392 | — | 12.8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $53,715 | $26,857 | — | 12.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $50,799 | $25,400 | — | 12.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $137,879 | $68,940 | — | 11.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 379 | $41,689 | $20,844 | — | 11.9x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 192 | $46,272 | $23,136 | — | 11.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $74,067 | $37,033 | — | 11.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $214,675 | $107,337 | — | 10.9x |
| COMPLICATED PEPTIC ULCER WITH CC | 381 | $62,152 | $31,076 | — | 10.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $31,961 | $15,981 | — | 10.7x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $91,748 | $45,874 | — | 10.7x |
| TENDONITIS, MYOSITIS AND BURSITIS WITHOUT MCC | 558 | $49,740 | $24,870 | — | 10.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $32,923 | $16,461 | — | 10.6x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 244 | $130,548 | $65,274 | — | 10.6x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $134,799 | $67,399 | — | 10.5x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $70,368 | $35,184 | — | 10.4x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $86,311 | $43,155 | — | 10.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $49,641 | $24,820 | — | 10.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $65,456 | $32,728 | — | 10.2x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $69,293 | $34,647 | — | 10x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $154,790 | $77,395 | — | 10x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $65,900 | $32,950 | — | 9.9x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $54,128 | $27,064 | — | 9.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $47,987 | $23,993 | — | 9.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $54,073 | $27,037 | — | 9.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $47,510 | $23,755 | — | 9.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $45,197 | $22,599 | — | 9.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $123,270 | $61,635 | — | 9.6x |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 863 | $55,257 | $27,629 | — | 9.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $107,838 | $53,919 | — | 9.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $87,107 | $43,554 | — | 9.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $66,421 | $33,211 | — | 9.5x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $112,056 | $56,028 | — | 9.5x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $209,180 | $104,590 | — | 9.4x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $114,731 | $57,366 | — | 9.4x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $48,388 | $24,194 | — | 9.3x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $58,027 | $29,013 | — | 9.3x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $84,944 | $42,472 | — | 9.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $57,894 | $28,947 | — | 9.2x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $76,366 | $38,183 | — | 9.1x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $43,959 | $21,979 | — | 9.1x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $74,617 | $37,309 | — | 9.1x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $53,079 | $26,540 | — | 9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $82,871 | $41,436 | — | 8.9x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $183,975 | $91,988 | — | 8.9x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $73,906 | $36,953 | — | 8.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $42,376 | $21,188 | — | 8.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $77,914 | $38,957 | — | 8.8x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $40,325 | $20,162 | — | 8.6x |
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