25/100
#2,043 nationally
Usc Arcadia Hospital
300 W Huntington Dr, Arcadia, CA 91007 · (626) 898-8000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Usc Arcadia Hospital billed $7.17 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
- 7.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 111
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #142
- 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 13% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 50% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 20% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 24% 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 |
503 | $131,545 | $16,572 | +102% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
374 | $85,464 | $15,876 | +37% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
268 | $32,808 | $3,047 | +69% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
208 | $93,514 | $10,679 | +115% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
129 | $126,352 | $14,938 | +130% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
129 | $103,492 | $11,210 | +122% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
90 | $36,407 | $6,529 | +4% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
88 | $6,927 | $1,687 | -31% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
81 | $111,398 | $15,910 | +39% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
76 | $19,118 | $3,598 | -24% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
$96,475 | $9,421 | +159% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$281,983 | $32,494 | +149% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$73,718 | $7,891 | +142% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$126,352 | $14,938 | +130% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$103,492 | $11,210 | +122% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$93,514 | $10,679 | +115% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$113,383 | $13,440 | +114% |
|
Malignancy of Hepatobiliary System or Pancreas with Major Complications
MS-DRG 435 · Inpatient stay |
$173,273 | $15,730 | +112% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,927 | $1,687 | -31% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,118 | $3,598 | -24% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,798 | $3,452 | -17% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,254 | $2,170 | -13% |
|
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 252 · Inpatient stay |
$131,064 | $30,393 | -10% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$137,383 | $26,010 | -5% |
|
Nervous System Neoplasms with Major Complications
MS-DRG 054 · Inpatient stay |
$63,424 | $13,052 | -4% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 086 · Inpatient stay |
$54,801 | $12,439 | -3% |
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.