Ungraded
#1,435 nationally
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco
1200 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080 · (650) 742-3200
Not enough published pricing to grade
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco billed $2.14 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
- 2.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 7
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #39
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
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 |
66 | $67,953 | $36,396 | +4% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
20 | $35,233 | $3,837 | +81% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $41,745 | $18,270 | +6% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $70,313 | $29,007 | +45% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $69,305 | $30,154 | +60% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $47,936 | $25,645 | +5% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $42,177 | $20,892 | -9% |
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 |
$35,233 | $3,837 | +81% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$69,305 | $30,154 | +60% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$70,313 | $29,007 | +45% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$41,745 | $18,270 | +6% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$47,936 | $25,645 | +5% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$67,953 | $36,396 | +4% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$42,177 | $20,892 | -9% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$42,177 | $20,892 | -9% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$67,953 | $36,396 | +4% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$47,936 | $25,645 | +5% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$41,745 | $18,270 | +6% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$70,313 | $29,007 | +45% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$69,305 | $30,154 | +60% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,233 | $3,837 | +81% |
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.