80/100
#345 nationally
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
3288 Moanalua Rd, Honolulu, HI 96819 · (808) 432-0000
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Kaiser Foundation Hospital billed $2.47 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
- 2.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 15
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in HI
- #2
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 85% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 85% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 75% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 67% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
124 | $55,578 | $24,256 | -15% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
79 | $18,009 | $2,812 | -7% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
38 | $27,121 | $12,437 | -31% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
36 | $13,120 | $5,881 | -62% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
28 | $18,088 | $3,087 | -5% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $43,502 | $15,862 | -10% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $42,399 | $18,567 | about average |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
21 | $6,391 | $1,359 | -37% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $39,180 | $16,665 | -29% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
20 | $25,838 | $12,390 | -62% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$42,399 | $18,567 | about average |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,088 | $3,087 | -5% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,009 | $2,812 | -7% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$43,502 | $15,862 | -10% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$55,578 | $24,256 | -15% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$37,409 | $14,429 | -20% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$39,180 | $16,665 | -29% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,623 | $2,793 | -29% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,120 | $5,881 | -62% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,838 | $12,390 | -62% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,974 | $3,275 | -49% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$92,222 | $50,781 | -48% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$38,325 | $19,117 | -38% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,391 | $1,359 | -37% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$27,121 | $12,437 | -31% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,623 | $2,793 | -29% |
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.