46/100
#1,396 nationally
Sutter Surgical Hospital - North Valley
455 Plumas Blvd, Yuba City, CA 95991 · (530) 749-5700
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Sutter Surgical Hospital - North Valley billed $4.99 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
- 5.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 16
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #45
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- Not rated
- 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 38% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 67% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 37% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 55% 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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
194 | $81,827 | $16,095 | +31% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
90 | $49,250 | $8,766 | +24% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
72 | $40,278 | $6,916 | +15% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
55 | $24,432 | $4,217 | +5% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
53 | $23,625 | $4,004 | +16% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
35 | $19,458 | $4,715 | -18% |
|
Implantation of Drug Infusion Device
APC 5471 · Hospital outpatient visit |
34 | $94,393 | $22,003 | +28% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
27 | $33,993 | $8,066 | -14% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
27 | $105,388 | $22,220 | +27% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
25 | $96,495 | $19,506 | +21% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,874 | $2,005 | +67% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$81,827 | $16,095 | +31% |
|
Implantation of Drug Infusion Device
APC 5471 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$94,393 | $22,003 | +28% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$105,388 | $22,220 | +27% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$49,250 | $8,766 | +24% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$96,495 | $19,506 | +21% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,908 | $3,350 | +18% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 330 · Inpatient stay |
$117,248 | $28,656 | +17% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,883 | $13,187 | -36% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,458 | $4,715 | -18% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,993 | $8,066 | -14% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,435 | $3,943 | about average |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,432 | $4,217 | +5% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,099 | $3,473 | +9% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$40,278 | $6,916 | +15% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,625 | $4,004 | +16% |
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.