25/100
#2,032 nationally
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr
501 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91505 · (818) 843-5111
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr billed $6.37 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
- 6.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 133
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #139
- 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 19% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 43% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 18% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 27% 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 |
951 | $34,339 | $3,357 | +77% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
777 | $128,488 | $20,297 | +97% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
226 | $96,035 | $13,686 | +121% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
164 | $64,301 | $10,673 | +64% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
154 | $75,197 | $16,055 | +20% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
133 | $10,354 | $1,993 | about average |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
131 | $40,426 | $6,983 | +15% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
130 | $50,273 | $6,362 | +83% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
121 | $10,945 | $2,339 | -7% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
114 | $96,395 | $13,088 | +107% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face
MS-DRG 004 · Inpatient stay |
$1,405,600 | $211,496 | +161% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$276,940 | $33,766 | +144% |
|
Nervous System Neoplasms with Major Complications
MS-DRG 054 · Inpatient stay |
$157,672 | $15,548 | +139% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$181,079 | $22,454 | +137% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$126,754 | $17,591 | +130% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$70,554 | $8,546 | +122% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$96,035 | $13,686 | +121% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$121,959 | $15,313 | +117% |
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 |
$35,371 | $13,108 | -31% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$110,105 | $29,114 | -17% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,945 | $2,339 | -7% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 056 · Inpatient stay |
$80,807 | $21,192 | -6% |
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 070 · Inpatient stay |
$62,664 | $17,100 | -5% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$64,435 | $13,250 | -5% |
|
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 673 · Inpatient stay |
$150,491 | $39,880 | about average |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$102,564 | $17,963 | about average |
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.