58/100
#1,018 nationally
Saratoga Hospital
211 Church Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 · (518) 587-3222
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Saratoga Hospital billed $4.16 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
- 4.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 89
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NY
- #72
- 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 46% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 82% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 52% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 54% 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 |
564 | $23,736 | $2,894 | +22% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
461 | $816 | $708 | -74% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
324 | $37,339 | $13,854 | -40% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
286 | $67,113 | $18,309 | about average |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
271 | $7,769 | $2,122 | -40% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
204 | $9,276 | $1,706 | -8% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
133 | $11,761 | $2,427 | about average |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
128 | $6,367 | $2,034 | -44% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
117 | $35,900 | $6,076 | about average |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
111 | $23,312 | $5,371 | -15% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Digestive Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay |
$83,066 | $14,725 | +62% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$50,021 | $11,584 | +39% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$65,898 | $12,069 | +36% |
|
Diabetes with Major Complications
MS-DRG 637 · Inpatient stay |
$74,079 | $18,504 | +31% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$72,112 | $13,261 | +28% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
$40,018 | $7,185 | +28% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$46,535 | $7,706 | +27% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$36,524 | $7,321 | +23% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$816 | $708 | -74% |
|
Level 6 Urology and Related Services
APC 5376 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,198 | $9,760 | -50% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,686 | $19,711 | -50% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,005 | $6,060 | -48% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,367 | $2,034 | -44% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,488 | $1,704 | -42% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,339 | $13,854 | -40% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,769 | $2,122 | -40% |
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.