CostGrade
C

48/100

#1,319 nationally

Hoag Orthopedic Institute

16250 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, CA 92618 · (949) 727-5000

Charges well above the national norm

For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Hoag Orthopedic Institute billed $4.67 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
4.7x
volume-weighted across all its priced work
Procedures priced
21
inpatient and outpatient combined
Rank in CA
#35
lower markup ranks higher
CMS quality stars
Not rated
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.

Inpatient charge markup 11.9/35

Better than 34% of U.S. hospitals.

Outpatient charge markup 18.7/25

Better than 75% of U.S. hospitals.

Price level vs national median 10.7/30

Better than 36% of U.S. hospitals.

Price consistency 6.3/10

Better than 63% 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

1,238 $69,835 $15,979 +12%
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)

MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay

303 $85,751 $17,493 +7%
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit

252 $115,075 $22,852 +39%
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit

100 $49,022 $8,721 +23%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications

MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay

57 $146,728 $35,754 about average
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc

MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay

55 $193,091 $45,261 +9%
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications

MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay

52 $279,504 $57,080 +26%
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities

MS-DRG 483 · Inpatient stay

51 $147,991 $23,031 +44%
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without Complications/mcc

MS-DRG 468 · Inpatient stay

43 $144,051 $25,325 +33%
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications

MS-DRG 472 · Inpatient stay

42 $127,819 $27,320 +7%

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
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities

MS-DRG 483 · Inpatient stay

$147,991 $23,031 +44%
Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc

MS-DRG 473 · Inpatient stay

$130,075 $23,076 +44%
Single Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical

MS-DRG 402 · Inpatient stay

$201,535 $35,470 +41%
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Complications

MS-DRG 467 · Inpatient stay

$180,851 $35,571 +39%
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit

$115,075 $22,852 +39%
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without Complications/mcc

MS-DRG 468 · Inpatient stay

$144,051 $25,325 +33%
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications

MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay

$279,504 $57,080 +26%
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit

$49,022 $8,721 +23%

Where it charges least relative to everyone else

Procedure Charged Actually paid vs national
Hip or Knee Replacement (severe)

MS-DRG 469 · Inpatient stay

$107,989 $25,690 -23%
Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with

MS-DRG 427 · Inpatient stay

$250,722 $64,153 -19%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive

MS-DRG 457 · Inpatient stay

$233,970 $55,541 -18%
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc

MS-DRG 520 · Inpatient stay

$65,024 $13,201 about average
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications

MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay

$146,728 $35,754 about average
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications

MS-DRG 472 · Inpatient stay

$127,819 $27,320 +7%
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)

MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay

$85,751 $17,493 +7%
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc

MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay

$193,091 $45,261 +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.
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