51/100
#1,223 nationally
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco
2425 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115 · (415) 833-2646
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco billed $1.73 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
- 1.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 11
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #25
- 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 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 33% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 19% 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 |
31 | $38,890 | $3,592 | +100% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
27 | $88,331 | $46,860 | +35% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $76,777 | $26,926 | +77% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $76,038 | $24,751 | +67% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $43,760 | $26,829 | +12% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $37,396 | $3,652 | +48% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
14 | $27,482 | $3,928 | +44% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $75,150 | $103,642 | -60% |
|
Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures without Cardiac Catheterization
MS-DRG 220 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $198,991 | $229,463 | -15% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
13 | $80,309 | $15,162 | +19% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,890 | $3,592 | +100% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$76,777 | $26,926 | +77% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$76,038 | $24,751 | +67% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$97,583 | $46,494 | +59% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,396 | $3,652 | +48% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,482 | $3,928 | +44% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$88,331 | $46,860 | +35% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$80,309 | $15,162 | +19% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
$75,150 | $103,642 | -60% |
|
Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures without Cardiac Catheterization
MS-DRG 220 · Inpatient stay |
$198,991 | $229,463 | -15% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$43,760 | $26,829 | +12% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$80,309 | $15,162 | +19% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$88,331 | $46,860 | +35% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,482 | $3,928 | +44% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,396 | $3,652 | +48% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$97,583 | $46,494 | +59% |
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.