22/100
#2,115 nationally
Mercy General Hospital
4001 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819 · (916) 453-4453
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Mercy General Hospital billed $6.88 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
- 6.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 111
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #153
- 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 14% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 46% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 14% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 17% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
743 | $176,515 | $30,054 | +33% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
312 | $60,403 | $4,159 | +139% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
260 | $39,777 | $3,461 | +105% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
224 | $14,900 | $2,976 | +27% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
212 | $132,488 | $19,990 | +103% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
211 | $96,886 | $14,315 | +123% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
135 | $67,714 | $7,244 | +93% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
127 | $204,132 | $34,115 | +64% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
120 | $118,003 | $16,396 | +89% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
110 | $85,018 | $9,132 | +113% |
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.
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,163 | $7,018 | -14% |
|
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,477 | $2,984 | -14% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,358 | $5,154 | +3% |
|
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
MS-DRG 243 · Inpatient stay |
$100,953 | $23,540 | +8% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$56,732 | $13,615 | +10% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,690 | $3,586 | +13% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$92,002 | $20,179 | +14% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$44,373 | $10,839 | +17% |
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.