UF Health Shands Hospital
UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL charges 5.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 208 analyzed procedures, according to recent pricing data for this nonprofit facility.
Gainesville, FL 32610 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.32x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
11.15x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
208
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $144,061 | $72,030 | — | 11.2x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $225,678 | $112,839 | — | 9.6x |
| INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WITH MCC | 196 | $110,995 | $55,498 | — | 7.7x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $122,445 | $61,222 | — | 7.5x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT >96 HOURS | 207 | $446,209 | $223,105 | — | 7.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $109,019 | $54,509 | — | 7.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $183,556 | $91,778 | — | 7.1x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $81,618 | $40,809 | — | 7.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $119,749 | $59,875 | — | 7.1x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC | 908 | $99,726 | $49,863 | — | 7x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH CC | 657 | $97,799 | $48,899 | — | 7x |
| AMPUTATION FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS WITH CC | 475 | $122,799 | $61,400 | — | 6.9x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $55,805 | $27,903 | — | 6.9x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 565 | $43,982 | $21,991 | — | 6.8x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $139,199 | $69,599 | — | 6.7x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $45,013 | $22,506 | — | 6.7x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $93,800 | $46,900 | — | 6.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $77,332 | $38,666 | — | 6.6x |
| VENTRICULAR SHUNT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 033 | $88,927 | $44,463 | — | 6.5x |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITH CC | 141 | $107,615 | $53,807 | — | 6.5x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $117,594 | $58,797 | — | 6.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $110,496 | $55,248 | — | 6.4x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 982 | $127,727 | $63,864 | — | 6.4x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 205 | $109,998 | $54,999 | — | 6.4x |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 809 | $75,155 | $37,577 | — | 6.4x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $69,006 | $34,503 | — | 6.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH MCC | 659 | $148,359 | $74,180 | — | 6.4x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $124,886 | $62,443 | — | 6.3x |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $44,960 | $22,480 | — | 6.3x |
| MAJOR BLADDER PROCEDURES WITH CC | 654 | $136,192 | $68,096 | — | 6.2x |
| ADRENAL AND PITUITARY PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC | 614 | $111,368 | $55,684 | — | 6.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $47,425 | $23,713 | — | 6.1x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $129,385 | $64,692 | — | 6.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $148,128 | $74,064 | — | 6.1x |
| LIVER TRANSPLANT WITH MCC OR INTESTINAL TRANSPLANT | 005 | $1,010,413 | $505,206 | — | 6.1x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $75,466 | $37,733 | — | 6.1x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $275,369 | $137,684 | — | 6.1x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH CC | 012 | $199,349 | $99,674 | — | 6.1x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $81,526 | $40,763 | — | 6.1x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $78,620 | $39,310 | — | 6.1x |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $136,871 | $68,435 | — | 6x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $152,161 | $76,080 | — | 6x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $83,196 | $41,598 | — | 6x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $55,948 | $27,974 | — | 6x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $106,040 | $53,020 | — | 5.9x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $35,442 | $17,721 | — | 5.9x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $61,340 | $30,670 | — | 5.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $38,637 | $19,318 | — | 5.9x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $44,091 | $22,046 | — | 5.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $73,737 | $36,868 | — | 5.9x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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