2/100
#2,597 nationally
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
1680 East 120Th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059 · (424) 835-6808
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital billed $13.08 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
- 13.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 28
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #229
- 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 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 0% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 0% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 7% 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 |
577 | $91,642 | $3,355 | +372% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
148 | $287,652 | $25,348 | +341% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
96 | $176,960 | $16,999 | +308% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
41 | $149,138 | $14,750 | +280% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
28 | $181,706 | $20,354 | +196% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
27 | $608,604 | $57,525 | +242% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
26 | $146,635 | $17,263 | +202% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
25 | $160,377 | $13,651 | +331% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $192,745 | $14,762 | +323% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $220,223 | $20,744 | +355% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$179,458 | $12,944 | +488% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$150,484 | $12,344 | +405% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$154,868 | $12,126 | +380% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$90,573 | $3,919 | +374% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$91,642 | $3,355 | +372% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 854 · Inpatient stay |
$389,734 | $26,039 | +370% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$242,350 | $19,741 | +358% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$220,223 | $20,744 | +355% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$181,706 | $20,354 | +196% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$146,635 | $17,263 | +202% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$173,639 | $18,935 | +208% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$226,337 | $22,065 | +218% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,951 | $1,993 | +237% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$608,604 | $57,525 | +242% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$196,106 | $20,118 | +245% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$149,138 | $14,750 | +280% |
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.