39/100
#1,630 nationally
Sutter Solano Medical Center
300 Hospital Dr, Vallejo, CA 94589 · (707) 554-5280
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Sutter Solano Medical Center billed $4.55 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
- 39
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #70
- 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 43% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 55% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 22% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 36% 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 |
210 | $98,629 | $23,617 | +51% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
147 | $14,218 | $3,335 | +21% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
144 | $38,314 | $3,895 | +97% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
97 | $11,093 | $2,333 | +10% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
68 | $109,459 | $30,014 | +37% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
51 | $71,007 | $15,488 | +64% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $37,166 | $8,146 | +6% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
40 | $63,891 | $13,141 | +63% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
33 | $19,689 | $4,586 | +3% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
32 | $70,152 | $15,889 | +51% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$84,496 | $13,619 | +102% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$60,651 | $9,244 | +98% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,314 | $3,895 | +97% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$67,877 | $11,094 | +83% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$99,987 | $20,899 | +82% |
|
COPD (with complications)
MS-DRG 191 · Inpatient stay |
$58,686 | $9,971 | +76% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$92,675 | $21,544 | +75% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$79,568 | $14,994 | +75% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,529 | $5,388 | -14% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,674 | $10,284 | -8% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,704 | $2,738 | about average |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,689 | $4,586 | +3% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,166 | $8,146 | +6% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$43,093 | $8,781 | +9% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,093 | $2,333 | +10% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,959 | $4,410 | +13% |
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.