21/100
#2,139 nationally
Alameda Hospital
2070 Clinton Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501 · (510) 522-3700
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Alameda Hospital billed $5.93 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 5.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 26
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #160
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 23% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 24% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 14% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 22% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
139 | $132,330 | $21,787 | +103% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
107 | $49,877 | $3,801 | +157% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
74 | $13,655 | $3,237 | +16% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
49 | $14,153 | $2,681 | +25% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
48 | $81,799 | $15,150 | +88% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
47 | $81,322 | $15,075 | +75% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
44 | $97,569 | $18,855 | +77% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
34 | $75,080 | $15,323 | +55% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
26 | $84,708 | $12,165 | +86% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
26 | $117,484 | $18,084 | +107% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$49,877 | $3,801 | +157% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$74,412 | $9,744 | +131% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$66,546 | $9,776 | +118% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$80,804 | $11,092 | +117% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$162,388 | $23,460 | +113% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$117,484 | $18,084 | +107% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$132,330 | $21,787 | +103% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$107,168 | $17,584 | +102% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,842 | $2,252 | about average |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$72,231 | $18,949 | about average |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,655 | $3,237 | +16% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$94,863 | $19,998 | +18% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,153 | $2,681 | +25% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$385,197 | $76,835 | +43% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$58,677 | $13,303 | +44% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$59,053 | $11,991 | +51% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.