20/100
#2,173 nationally
Sharp Memorial Hospital
7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA 92123 · (858) 939-3400
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Sharp Memorial Hospital billed $6.61 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
- 6.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 174
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #165
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 18% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 35% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 12% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 15% 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 |
663 | $37,484 | $3,365 | +93% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
399 | $21,947 | $2,865 | +87% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
324 | $148,643 | $23,017 | +128% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
257 | $11,590 | $1,993 | +15% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
218 | $55,571 | $7,094 | +58% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
202 | $95,587 | $15,639 | +120% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
168 | $24,683 | $3,919 | +29% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
158 | $32,649 | $3,994 | +29% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
143 | $18,824 | $2,478 | +46% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
137 | $54,698 | $6,362 | +99% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 070 · Inpatient stay |
$288,802 | $26,150 | +336% |
|
Other Digestive System Operating Room Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 356 · Inpatient stay |
$575,045 | $73,087 | +212% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 083 · Inpatient stay |
$176,371 | $18,332 | +195% |
|
Other Respiratory System Operating Room Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 166 · Inpatient stay |
$418,734 | $67,945 | +188% |
|
Pneumothorax with Complications
MS-DRG 200 · Inpatient stay |
$136,675 | $12,605 | +186% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$137,403 | $15,717 | +184% |
|
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
MS-DRG 536 · Inpatient stay |
$92,911 | $9,171 | +183% |
|
Extensive Operating Room Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Major
MS-DRG 981 · Inpatient stay |
$484,703 | $66,188 | +164% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,035 | $2,087 | -12% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,054 | $1,930 | -6% |
|
Postoperative or Post-traumatic Infections with Operating Room Procedures with Major
MS-DRG 856 · Inpatient stay |
$186,299 | $40,361 | about average |
|
Limb Reattachment, Hip and Femur Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma
MS-DRG 956 · Inpatient stay |
$182,057 | $31,164 | about average |
|
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$97,034 | $23,891 | about average |
|
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,369 | $4,473 | about average |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,222 | $2,314 | +4% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,909 | $3,494 | +7% |
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.