11/100
#2,375 nationally
San Joaquin General Hospital
500 W Hospital Road, French Camp, CA 95231 · (209) 468-6000
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, San Joaquin General Hospital billed $7.71 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
- 7.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 20
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #201
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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 15% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 7% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 3% 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 |
205 | $58,445 | $3,438 | +201% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
115 | $165,202 | $25,001 | +153% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
38 | $152,311 | $17,558 | +251% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
34 | $102,620 | $13,306 | +162% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
25 | $23,572 | $4,003 | +23% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $167,262 | $24,642 | +101% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $113,587 | $15,377 | +135% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $101,168 | $12,277 | +207% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $21,899 | $7,178 | -37% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $13,427 | $2,558 | +4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$200,045 | $26,684 | +264% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$152,311 | $17,558 | +251% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$101,168 | $12,277 | +207% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$58,445 | $3,438 | +201% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$137,945 | $16,023 | +196% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$165,475 | $18,757 | +170% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$102,620 | $13,306 | +162% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$697,548 | $98,908 | +160% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,899 | $7,178 | -37% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,907 | $16,494 | -15% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,427 | $2,558 | +4% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$43,095 | $8,980 | +8% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,572 | $4,003 | +23% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$51,995 | $7,005 | +48% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 482 · Inpatient stay |
$111,670 | $19,834 | +63% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
$167,262 | $24,642 | +101% |
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.