United Health Services Hospitals, Inc
UNITED HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITALS, INC in Binghamton, NY charges 3.6x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 77 analyzed procedures, reflecting pricing patterns typical of nonprofit-private hospital systems.
Binghamton, NY 13903 · 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
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
3.56x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
5.48x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
77
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $56,057 | $28,029 | — | 5.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $23,046 | $11,523 | — | 5.5x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $27,801 | $13,901 | — | 5.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $15,365 | $7,682 | — | 5.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $24,655 | $12,328 | — | 4.8x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $50,951 | $25,476 | — | 4.6x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $24,421 | $12,211 | — | 4.5x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $22,017 | $11,009 | — | 4.5x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $67,305 | $33,653 | — | 4.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $26,699 | $13,350 | — | 4.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $19,619 | $9,809 | — | 4.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $20,423 | $10,211 | — | 4.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $52,101 | $26,050 | — | 4.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $25,621 | $12,811 | — | 4.2x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $34,607 | $17,304 | — | 4.2x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $73,877 | $36,939 | — | 4.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $40,071 | $20,035 | — | 4.2x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $132,021 | $66,011 | — | 4.1x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $19,496 | $9,748 | — | 4.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $57,569 | $28,784 | — | 4x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $21,133 | $10,567 | — | 3.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $29,700 | $14,850 | — | 3.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $44,557 | $22,279 | — | 3.9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $52,876 | $26,438 | — | 3.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $21,898 | $10,949 | — | 3.8x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $21,218 | $10,609 | — | 3.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $25,269 | $12,635 | — | 3.7x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $52,411 | $26,205 | — | 3.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $37,386 | $18,693 | — | 3.7x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $140,288 | $70,144 | — | 3.7x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $88,548 | $44,274 | — | 3.6x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $28,714 | $14,357 | — | 3.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $27,892 | $13,946 | — | 3.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $58,762 | $29,381 | — | 3.6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $17,865 | $8,933 | — | 3.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $86,796 | $43,398 | — | 3.5x |
| LIMB REATTACHMENT, HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA | 956 | $91,865 | $45,933 | — | 3.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $15,574 | $7,787 | — | 3.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $20,308 | $10,154 | — | 3.4x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 266 | $160,453 | $80,226 | — | 3.4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $40,991 | $20,495 | — | 3.4x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $20,551 | $10,275 | — | 3.4x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $43,599 | $21,800 | — | 3.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $113,184 | $56,592 | — | 3.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $46,271 | $23,136 | — | 3.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $21,821 | $10,911 | — | 3.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $27,947 | $13,974 | — | 3.3x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $20,179 | $10,090 | — | 3.3x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $21,357 | $10,678 | — | 3.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $29,722 | $14,861 | — | 3.2x |
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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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