43/100
#1,486 nationally
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
351 S Patterson Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 · (805) 967-3411
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital billed $5.10 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
- 5.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 24
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #54
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- 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 30% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 66% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 34% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 58% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
418 | $80,974 | $16,044 | +30% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
105 | $97,559 | $18,419 | +22% |
|
Level 6 Urology and Related Services
APC 5376 · Hospital outpatient visit |
96 | $53,598 | $11,212 | +21% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
87 | $8,602 | $1,993 | -15% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
70 | $25,064 | $4,286 | +21% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
65 | $99,852 | $22,249 | +20% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
65 | $31,399 | $6,284 | +14% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
47 | $20,804 | $3,365 | +7% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
44 | $61,470 | $8,792 | +54% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
35 | $11,675 | $1,976 | +4% |
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 5 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5415 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$56,548 | $6,115 | +88% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$61,470 | $8,792 | +54% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$67,039 | $12,165 | +44% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,403 | $2,504 | +35% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$80,974 | $16,044 | +30% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$38,374 | $7,659 | +29% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$97,559 | $18,419 | +22% |
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Complications
MS-DRG 467 · Inpatient stay |
$158,568 | $28,371 | +22% |
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 |
$8,602 | $1,993 | -15% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$56,977 | $15,208 | -13% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$38,353 | $11,245 | -12% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,768 | $3,628 | about average |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,675 | $1,976 | +4% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$41,595 | $9,182 | +6% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,804 | $3,365 | +7% |
|
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities
MS-DRG 483 · Inpatient stay |
$111,579 | $23,710 | +9% |
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.