8/100
#2,454 nationally
Watsonville Community Hospital
75 Nielson Street, Watsonville, CA 95076 · (831) 724-4741
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Watsonville Community Hospital billed $8.34 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
- 8.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 24
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #211
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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 12% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 5% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 7% 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 |
184 | $145,895 | $21,456 | +124% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
161 | $66,541 | $3,639 | +242% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
54 | $108,620 | $11,802 | +177% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
42 | $101,617 | $14,590 | +134% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
26 | $108,298 | $7,709 | +208% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $4,169 | $2,166 | -59% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $125,862 | $20,094 | +129% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $136,731 | $17,351 | +182% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $106,911 | $14,208 | +129% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $71,689 | $13,351 | +48% |
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 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$80,006 | $4,622 | +244% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$66,541 | $3,639 | +242% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$98,669 | $9,362 | +231% |
|
Stroke (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 066 · Inpatient stay |
$117,743 | $7,998 | +229% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$107,114 | $10,032 | +225% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$108,298 | $7,709 | +208% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$93,505 | $9,617 | +190% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$131,268 | $11,624 | +188% |
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 |
$4,169 | $2,166 | -59% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$71,689 | $13,351 | +48% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,108 | $4,325 | +102% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$155,646 | $20,921 | +104% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$120,894 | $17,571 | +113% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$145,895 | $21,456 | +124% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$125,862 | $20,094 | +129% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$106,911 | $14,208 | +129% |
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.