11/100
#2,368 nationally
Northridge Hospital Medical Center
18300 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA 91325 · (818) 885-8500
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Northridge Hospital Medical Center billed $9.07 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
- 9.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 105
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #200
- 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 8% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 21% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 6% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 13% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
611 | $192,493 | $20,480 | +195% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
387 | $58,695 | $3,351 | +202% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
300 | $44,866 | $4,003 | +78% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
192 | $110,251 | $13,441 | +63% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
176 | $144,558 | $13,930 | +233% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
135 | $102,556 | $15,825 | +64% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
107 | $167,037 | $16,719 | +172% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
93 | $74,352 | $7,094 | +112% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
89 | $168,945 | $17,720 | +207% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
76 | $103,256 | $13,227 | +153% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$144,558 | $13,930 | +233% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 086 · Inpatient stay |
$186,494 | $15,129 | +230% |
|
Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without
MS-DRG 563 · Inpatient stay |
$117,906 | $10,054 | +221% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$241,873 | $21,206 | +217% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$146,859 | $14,200 | +215% |
|
Endocrine Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 644 · Inpatient stay |
$118,868 | $11,561 | +209% |
|
Hypertension without Major Complications
MS-DRG 305 · Inpatient stay |
$103,299 | $8,534 | +208% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$168,945 | $17,720 | +207% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,562 | $13,108 | about average |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,029 | $1,969 | +29% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,085 | $4,709 | +33% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$49,926 | $6,420 | +38% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,200 | $4,023 | +43% |
|
Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device with Major Complications
MS-DRG 323 · Inpatient stay |
$321,231 | $44,500 | +50% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$153,073 | $21,504 | +60% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,617 | $3,494 | +62% |
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.