26/100
#1,975 nationally
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center
100 S Raymond Ave, Alhambra, CA 91801 · (626) 570-1606
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Alhambra Hospital Medical Center 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
- 25
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #127
- 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 22% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 39% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 17% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 34% 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 |
141 | $119,435 | $20,169 | +83% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
73 | $21,039 | $2,867 | +79% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
49 | $102,878 | $17,007 | +87% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
49 | $75,782 | $13,517 | +63% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
45 | $84,450 | $13,562 | +74% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
40 | $25,557 | $3,365 | +32% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
29 | $79,453 | $12,782 | +83% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
29 | $92,552 | $17,840 | +30% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
26 | $69,510 | $14,942 | +31% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
25 | $15,799 | $2,340 | +34% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$89,696 | $11,957 | +114% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$66,778 | $8,618 | +110% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$65,564 | $9,386 | +99% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$60,457 | $8,211 | +87% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$102,878 | $17,007 | +87% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$119,435 | $20,169 | +83% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$79,453 | $12,782 | +83% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$71,526 | $10,729 | +82% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$59,516 | $14,066 | -3% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,553 | $3,844 | about average |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$82,489 | $18,781 | +8% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$92,552 | $17,840 | +30% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$69,510 | $14,942 | +31% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,557 | $3,365 | +32% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,799 | $2,340 | +34% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$57,398 | $10,339 | +39% |
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.