UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL
GAINESVILLE, FL 32610 · Acute Care Hospitals
208 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 26, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
208
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
5.3x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Above 90th Percentile
0%
Compared to FL hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL lists chargemaster rates that average 5.3x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 208 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in FL has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 8.6x, with ratios across the state ranging from 1.0x to 20.0x. At 5.3x, this facility’s average ratio is below the state median. 165 hospitals in FL report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL is DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC (DRG 438). The listed chargemaster rate is $144,061, while Medicare reimburses $12,921 for the same procedure — a ratio of 11.2x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
1 of 208 procedures (0%) at this facility have listed rates above the 90th percentile compared to other FL hospitals reporting the same procedure data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL is a voluntary non-profit - private acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 4/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $144,061 | $12,921 | 11.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $225,678 | $23,401 | 9.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WITH MCC | 196 | $110,995 | $14,352 | 7.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $122,445 | $16,338 | 7.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT >96 HOURS | 207 | $446,209 | $61,577 | 7.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $109,019 | $15,160 | 7.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $183,556 | $25,806 | 7.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $81,618 | $11,485 | 7.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $119,749 | $16,979 | 7.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC | 908 | $99,726 | $14,203 | 7.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH CC | 657 | $97,799 | $13,958 | 7.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| AMPUTATION FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS WITH CC | 475 | $122,799 | $17,785 | 6.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $55,805 | $8,129 | 6.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 565 | $43,982 | $6,481 | 6.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $139,199 | $20,654 | 6.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $45,013 | $6,723 | 6.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $93,800 | $14,115 | 6.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $77,332 | $11,761 | 6.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| VENTRICULAR SHUNT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 033 | $88,927 | $13,638 | 6.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITH CC | 141 | $107,615 | $16,585 | 6.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $117,594 | $18,220 | 6.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $110,496 | $17,159 | 6.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 982 | $127,727 | $19,947 | 6.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 205 | $109,998 | $17,205 | 6.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 809 | $75,155 | $11,784 | 6.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $69,006 | $10,828 | 6.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH MCC | 659 | $148,359 | $23,337 | 6.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $124,886 | $19,758 | 6.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $44,960 | $7,143 | 6.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR BLADDER PROCEDURES WITH CC | 654 | $136,192 | $21,977 | 6.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| ADRENAL AND PITUITARY PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC | 614 | $111,368 | $18,046 | 6.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $47,425 | $7,727 | 6.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $129,385 | $21,171 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $148,128 | $24,333 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LIVER TRANSPLANT WITH MCC OR INTESTINAL TRANSPLANT | 005 | $1,010,413 | $166,021 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $75,466 | $12,405 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $275,369 | $45,441 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $81,526 | $13,461 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH CC | 012 | $199,349 | $32,919 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $78,620 | $12,991 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $136,871 | $22,689 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $152,161 | $25,289 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $55,948 | $9,327 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $83,196 | $13,865 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $106,040 | $17,881 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $61,340 | $10,404 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $35,442 | $6,008 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $38,637 | $6,549 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $44,091 | $7,515 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $73,737 | $12,593 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across FL hospitals
165 hospitals in FL report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 5.3x places it at the lower end of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL
How much does UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL's listed chargemaster rates average 5.3x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 208 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL is DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC (DRG 438), with a listed charge of $144,061 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $12,921 — a ratio of 11.2x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL expensive compared to other FL hospitals?
UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 5.3x. Ratios vary significantly across FL hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL in GAINESVILLE, FL accept Medicare?
UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.