21/100
#2,142 nationally
Barton Memorial Hospital
2170 South Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 · (530) 541-3000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Barton Memorial Hospital billed $8.34 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
- 8.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 24
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #161
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 40% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 18% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 6% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 14% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
220 | $41,028 | $3,471 | +111% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
136 | $150,475 | $16,461 | +141% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
83 | $83,280 | $9,042 | +109% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
64 | $46,102 | $4,050 | +126% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
37 | $20,361 | $1,970 | +102% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
36 | $110,102 | $32,053 | +69% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
36 | $135,443 | $7,206 | +286% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
33 | $168,009 | $23,737 | +102% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
31 | $68,914 | $6,608 | +151% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
28 | $52,126 | $4,452 | +153% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$135,443 | $7,206 | +286% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,172 | $3,629 | +201% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$69,172 | $4,418 | +197% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$89,705 | $15,691 | +178% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$122,277 | $21,552 | +162% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,126 | $4,452 | +153% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$68,914 | $6,608 | +151% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$105,133 | $18,890 | +142% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$76,950 | $22,992 | +40% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,162 | $3,421 | +46% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$110,102 | $32,053 | +69% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,890 | $2,466 | +84% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,361 | $1,970 | +102% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$168,009 | $23,737 | +102% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$83,280 | $9,042 | +109% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,709 | $2,430 | +110% |
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.