50/100
#1,257 nationally
Memorial Hospital Los Banos
520 West I St, Los Banos, CA 93635 · (209) 826-0591
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Memorial Hospital Los Banos billed $2.16 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
- 2.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 12
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #29
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 23% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 31% 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 |
91 | $36,081 | $3,604 | +86% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
75 | $72,846 | $49,025 | +12% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $52,475 | $25,559 | +34% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $47,720 | $32,775 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $46,834 | $32,563 | +8% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $41,881 | $4,057 | +119% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
13 | $24,386 | $3,740 | +20% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $42,482 | $19,225 | +32% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $57,950 | $32,785 | +19% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $50,618 | $28,977 | +24% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,881 | $4,057 | +119% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,081 | $3,604 | +86% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$43,160 | $20,034 | +45% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$52,475 | $25,559 | +34% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$42,482 | $19,225 | +32% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$50,618 | $28,977 | +24% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,386 | $3,740 | +20% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$57,950 | $32,785 | +19% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$47,720 | $32,775 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$46,834 | $32,563 | +8% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$72,846 | $49,025 | +12% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,800 | $7,047 | +13% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$57,950 | $32,785 | +19% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,386 | $3,740 | +20% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$50,618 | $28,977 | +24% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$42,482 | $19,225 | +32% |
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.