Florida / HCA Florida Northwest Hospital
CMS certification 100189 · Margate, FL · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
HCA Florida Northwest Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
HCA Florida Northwest Hospital reported 1,277 Medicare inpatient stays across 46 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 10.58 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Florida, number 33 of 159 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 7.04×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 254 stays at an average charge of $174,884, 94% above the national average. It also billed 666 outpatient services, charging 19.46 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,277
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 10.58×
- 3Rank in FL (highest ratio = 1) 33 of 159
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 46 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, HCA Florida Northwest Hospital charged more than the national average in 46 (100%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 254 | $174,884 | +94% | $15,976 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 80 | $95,637 | +70% | $11,013 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 48 | $112,469 | +129% | $10,544 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 46 | $215,616 | +38% | $25,372 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 45 | $134,336 | +104% | $12,950 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 41 | $74,443 | +85% | $7,973 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 38 | $133,895 | +124% | $11,124 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 38 | $116,054 | +92% | $11,018 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 36 | $80,280 | +76% | $8,000 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 34 | $137,282 | +87% | $13,693 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 28 | $545,648 | +138% | $46,579 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 26 | $143,150 | +89% | $12,876 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 26 | $76,664 | +103% | $7,520 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 25 | $137,371 | +95% | $13,566 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 24 | $69,238 | +73% | $7,212 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 23 | $121,532 | +111% | $10,443 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 23 | $73,466 | +50% | $7,960 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 22 | $69,822 | +93% | $7,026 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 22 | $107,770 | +58% | $13,455 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 21 | $73,090 | +50% | $8,067 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 21 | $227,031 | +125% | $16,338 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 21 | $106,580 | +108% | $9,551 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 20 | $190,099 | +66% | $15,372 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 20 | $86,297 | +94% | $8,834 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 19 | $69,628 | +88% | $6,649 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 18 | $237,485 | +45% | $24,243 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 16 | $160,188 | +60% | $14,744 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 16 | $139,561 | +110% | $12,144 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 15 | $140,705 | +131% | $11,212 |
| 149 Dysequilibrium | 14 | $88,344 | +99% | $7,061 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 14 | $97,343 | +139% | $7,963 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 14 | $562,120 | +74% | $44,417 |
| 056 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with MCC | 13 | $105,736 | +10% | $17,368 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 13 | $87,399 | +121% | $7,426 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 13 | $106,487 | +111% | $13,389 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 13 | $55,402 | +39% | $6,761 |
| 536 Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without MCC | 13 | $77,714 | +106% | $7,661 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 12 | $211,690 | +89% | $19,672 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 12 | $160,612 | +69% | $17,254 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 12 | $216,904 | +154% | $14,339 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 12 | $116,098 | +139% | $8,913 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 12 | $73,062 | +54% | $8,612 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 11 | $123,487 | +122% | $9,026 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 11 | $113,589 | +173% | $8,665 |
| 643 Endocrine Disorders with MCC | 11 | $165,140 | +123% | $13,755 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 11 | $100,480 | +61% | $14,753 |
Outpatient services
Against the Florida average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), HCA Florida Northwest Hospital charged $174,884 on average, 55% more than the Florida average of $112,838, and was paid $15,976 against a state average of $15,663. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), HCA Florida Northwest Hospital charged $95,637 on average, 41% more than the Florida average of $67,659, and was paid $11,013 against a state average of $10,715. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), HCA Florida Northwest Hospital charged $112,469 on average, 79% more than the Florida average of $62,885, and was paid $10,544 against a state average of $8,998. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), HCA Florida Northwest Hospital charged $215,616 on average, 16% more than the Florida average of $185,126, and was paid $25,372 against a state average of $24,802. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $45,413 was 60% above the state average of $28,431. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $92,974 was 81% above the state average of $51,337. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $61,775 was 48% above the state average of $41,880. For Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures (outpatient APC 5213), its average charge of $294,170 was 51% above the state average of $195,231.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named HCA Florida Northwest Hospital in Margate, FL, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2023-06-22 (CMS case 635)
- Closure Notice — 2023-09-29 (CMS case 635)
- Met Requirements — 2025-06-03 (CMS case 4838)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.