50/100
#1,270 nationally
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital
11815 Education Street, Auburn, CA 95603 · (530) 888-4500
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital billed $4.54 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
- 4.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 48
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #31
- 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 49% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 63% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 35% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 62% 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 |
241 | $76,899 | $20,103 | +18% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
233 | $33,745 | $3,484 | +74% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
196 | $85,593 | $16,696 | +37% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
108 | $11,959 | $2,395 | about average |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
87 | $37,603 | $7,302 | +7% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
86 | $54,507 | $13,333 | +26% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
82 | $25,421 | $6,608 | -7% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
62 | $42,339 | $10,800 | +8% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
54 | $100,720 | $23,737 | +21% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
40 | $22,215 | $4,418 | -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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,745 | $3,484 | +74% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
$48,781 | $8,629 | +56% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,153 | $2,071 | +50% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$45,486 | $8,035 | +49% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$43,073 | $9,236 | +41% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$46,003 | $9,561 | +40% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$85,593 | $16,696 | +37% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$127,105 | $22,337 | +33% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,186 | $2,053 | -27% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,582 | $7,947 | -25% |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,173 | $7,479 | -18% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$35,560 | $11,865 | -13% |
|
Level 5 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5415 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,296 | $6,352 | -9% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,421 | $6,608 | -7% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$44,823 | $12,206 | -5% |
|
Level 6 Urology and Related Services
APC 5376 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$42,476 | $11,461 | -5% |
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.