22/100
#2,117 nationally
Methodist Hospital Of Sacramento
7500 Hospital Drive, Sacramento, CA 95823 · (916) 423-6010
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Methodist Hospital Of Sacramento billed $6.15 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
- 6.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 43
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #155
- 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 24% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 24% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 15% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 32% 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 |
301 | $39,783 | $3,496 | +105% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
225 | $118,937 | $22,262 | +82% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
131 | $86,500 | $15,194 | +99% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
62 | $109,832 | $16,449 | +76% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
49 | $92,917 | $14,958 | +99% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
49 | $74,589 | $12,282 | +90% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
45 | $85,663 | $18,284 | +56% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
39 | $26,899 | $3,779 | +41% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
34 | $14,076 | $1,191 | +20% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
33 | $84,065 | $14,942 | +73% |
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 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$60,160 | $4,198 | +159% |
|
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 202 · Inpatient stay |
$95,529 | $11,553 | +143% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$68,072 | $9,079 | +111% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,783 | $3,496 | +105% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$92,917 | $14,958 | +99% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$86,500 | $15,194 | +99% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,980 | $2,045 | +98% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$527,099 | $83,684 | +96% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,136 | $1,642 | +8% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,774 | $2,515 | +14% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,652 | $1,958 | +16% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,076 | $1,191 | +20% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,434 | $2,837 | +21% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,271 | $2,995 | +32% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,012 | $2,363 | +33% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$101,530 | $21,148 | +33% |
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.