Viera Hospital
VIERA HOSPITAL in Melbourne, FL charges 7.8x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 63 analyzed procedures, making it a significant cost consideration for patients seeking care.
Melbourne, FL 32940 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 5/5
About the analyst
Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
7.75x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
13.24x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
63
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
1.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 621 | $108,304 | $54,152 | — | 13.2x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $54,061 | $27,030 | — | 11.9x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $203,128 | $101,564 | — | 11.2x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $146,247 | $73,123 | — | 10.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $148,481 | $74,240 | — | 10.8x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $33,721 | $16,861 | — | 10.6x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $122,163 | $61,081 | — | 10.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $20,192 | $10,096 | — | 10x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $37,107 | $18,554 | — | 10x |
| FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM RECONSTRUCTIVE PROCEDURES | 748 | $72,526 | $36,263 | — | 9.8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $101,281 | $50,640 | — | 9.7x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $49,661 | $24,830 | — | 9.3x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $33,826 | $16,913 | — | 8.9x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $79,187 | $39,593 | — | 8.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $34,505 | $17,252 | — | 8.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $35,910 | $17,955 | — | 8.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $59,835 | $29,918 | — | 8.8x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $28,802 | $14,401 | — | 8.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $41,370 | $20,685 | — | 8.7x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $31,716 | $15,858 | — | 8.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $38,360 | $19,180 | — | 8.6x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $32,545 | $16,272 | — | 8.4x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $29,718 | $14,859 | — | 8.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $40,062 | $20,031 | — | 8.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $28,123 | $14,061 | — | 8.1x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $33,756 | $16,878 | — | 8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $89,718 | $44,859 | — | 7.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $29,390 | $14,695 | — | 7.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $36,426 | $18,213 | — | 7.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $51,245 | $25,623 | — | 7.5x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $55,487 | $27,744 | — | 7.5x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $29,877 | $14,939 | — | 7.4x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $50,999 | $25,499 | — | 7.3x |
| INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WITH MCC | 196 | $64,507 | $32,253 | — | 7.2x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $56,368 | $28,184 | — | 7.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $25,245 | $12,622 | — | 7.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $68,062 | $34,031 | — | 7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $52,172 | $26,086 | — | 6.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $37,382 | $18,691 | — | 6.8x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $37,820 | $18,910 | — | 6.7x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $45,387 | $22,693 | — | 6.7x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $25,190 | $12,595 | — | 6.7x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $38,055 | $19,027 | — | 6.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $173,669 | $86,835 | — | 6.6x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $19,424 | $9,712 | — | 6.6x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $41,698 | $20,849 | — | 6.4x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $105,113 | $52,556 | — | 6.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $67,912 | $33,956 | — | 6.2x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $30,496 | $15,248 | — | 6.2x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $64,597 | $32,299 | — | 6.2x |
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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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