CostGrade
F

1/100

#2,612 nationally

Regional Medical Center Of San Jose

225 N Jackson Avenue, San Jose, CA 95116

Among the highest charge markups in the country

For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Regional Medical Center Of San Jose billed $15.20 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
15.2x
volume-weighted across all its priced work
Procedures priced
46
inpatient and outpatient combined
Rank in CA
#232
lower markup ranks higher
CMS quality stars
Not rated
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.

Inpatient charge markup 0.0/35

Better than 0% of U.S. hospitals.

Outpatient charge markup 0.6/25

Better than 3% of U.S. hospitals.

Price level vs national median 0.0/30

Better than 0% of U.S. hospitals.

Price consistency 0.5/10

Better than 5% 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

456 $358,489 $24,621 +449%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

107 $250,300 $15,756 +477%
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures

APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit

82 $60,640 $3,282 +416%
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

79 $102,210 $3,855 +426%
Pneumonia (severe)

MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay

56 $228,524 $16,775 +391%
Sepsis (without major complications)

MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay

53 $209,079 $12,670 +433%
Stroke (severe)

MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay

51 $419,140 $25,404 +449%
Level 3 Vascular Procedures

APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit

46 $98,008 $4,489 +413%
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit

46 $136,110 $4,528 +439%
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit

33 $56,250 $4,001 +218%

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
Stroke (with complications)

MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay

$271,448 $14,290 +496%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours

MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay

$664,120 $35,486 +485%
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Complications

MS-DRG 086 · Inpatient stay

$327,891 $16,443 +480%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

$250,300 $15,756 +477%
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)

MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay

$163,766 $10,291 +450%
Stroke (severe)

MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay

$419,140 $25,404 +449%
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

$358,489 $24,621 +449%
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)

MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay

$168,041 $9,576 +449%

Where it charges least relative to everyone else

Procedure Charged Actually paid vs national
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit

$56,250 $4,001 +218%
Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability

MS-DRG 884 · Inpatient stay

$160,375 $19,284 +221%
Kidney Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay

$181,641 $17,313 +243%
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)

MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay

$627,730 $55,688 +253%
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit

$185,319 $15,010 +260%
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit

$78,386 $4,316 +285%
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit

$155,771 $10,066 +291%
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay

$161,467 $14,447 +296%

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.