15/100
#2,299 nationally
Sequoia Hospital
170 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Redwood City, CA 94062 · (650) 369-5811
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Sequoia Hospital billed $7.76 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
- 7.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 61
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #191
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- 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 11% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 33% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 8% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
425 | $292,986 | $33,192 | +121% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
299 | $130,111 | $18,434 | +108% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
153 | $166,386 | $20,602 | +108% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
137 | $150,302 | $21,237 | +130% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
131 | $49,237 | $3,832 | +153% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
108 | $75,277 | $9,910 | +89% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
99 | $18,370 | $2,658 | +56% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
97 | $149,722 | $14,336 | +245% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
92 | $13,491 | $2,283 | +34% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
87 | $76,846 | $8,125 | +119% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$179,741 | $16,219 | +286% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$149,722 | $14,336 | +245% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$97,653 | $8,213 | +219% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$104,598 | $9,873 | +217% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$130,769 | $12,038 | +212% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$78,435 | $6,153 | +212% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$132,170 | $11,211 | +190% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
$89,562 | $8,788 | +186% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,756 | $5,393 | -5% |
|
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$113,117 | $27,359 | +18% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$114,976 | $24,625 | +20% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,588 | $3,933 | +22% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay |
$218,530 | $50,484 | +24% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,007 | $2,868 | +32% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,491 | $2,283 | +34% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$49,099 | $7,738 | +36% |
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.