25/100
#2,021 nationally
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento
6600 Bruceville Road, Sacramento, CA 95823 · (916) 688-2000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento billed $4.82 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
- 4.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 21
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #135
- 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 50% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 16% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 11% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 8% 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 |
283 | $51,830 | $3,739 | +167% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
156 | $119,327 | $30,403 | +83% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
43 | $50,335 | $18,300 | +28% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
37 | $93,187 | $21,232 | +115% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
30 | $115,013 | $17,518 | +138% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
27 | $26,926 | $3,873 | +41% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $31,187 | $7,850 | -10% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $96,939 | $25,239 | +58% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $19,921 | $2,797 | +54% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $86,485 | $24,282 | +90% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$266,312 | $90,012 | +249% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$767,384 | $152,419 | +186% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$51,830 | $3,739 | +167% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$114,538 | $20,528 | +146% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$115,013 | $17,518 | +138% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$69,913 | $13,388 | +129% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$93,187 | $21,232 | +115% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$86,485 | $24,282 | +90% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,187 | $7,850 | -10% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$111,759 | $37,886 | +10% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$78,350 | $18,035 | +25% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$50,335 | $18,300 | +28% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,926 | $3,873 | +41% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$81,350 | $17,934 | +43% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$81,837 | $22,779 | +49% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,921 | $2,797 | +54% |
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.