7/100
#2,461 nationally
Dameron Hospital
525 West Acacia Street, Stockton, CA 95203 · (209) 944-5550
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Dameron Hospital billed $11.51 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
- 11.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 24
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #212
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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 5% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 10% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 12% 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 |
182 | $56,118 | $3,437 | +189% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
143 | $185,512 | $16,286 | +197% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
68 | $71,478 | $4,099 | +183% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
65 | $180,824 | $19,786 | +177% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
47 | $91,621 | $7,246 | +161% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
44 | $99,152 | $8,980 | +149% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
35 | $128,528 | $14,225 | +196% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
33 | $71,630 | $3,942 | +275% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
31 | $42,001 | $4,065 | +106% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
30 | $20,890 | $2,927 | +78% |
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 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$71,630 | $3,942 | +275% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$170,769 | $13,555 | +267% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$169,709 | $13,388 | +229% |
|
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation without Major Complications
MS-DRG 234 · Inpatient stay |
$700,546 | $55,498 | +219% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,635 | $2,425 | +214% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$190,874 | $15,831 | +211% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$185,512 | $16,286 | +197% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$128,528 | $14,225 | +196% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,569 | $3,365 | +56% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,890 | $2,927 | +78% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$113,110 | $16,792 | +106% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$42,001 | $4,065 | +106% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$211,854 | $21,964 | +122% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$150,312 | $13,792 | +122% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$226,163 | $18,767 | +122% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$92,072 | $10,511 | +135% |
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.