70/100
#661 nationally
Yakima Valley Memorial
2811 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98902 · (509) 575-8000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Yakima Valley Memorial billed $3.59 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
- 3.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 105
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WA
- #3
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 1/5
- 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 58% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 91% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 66% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 77% 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 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
785 | $2,520 | $730 | -20% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
414 | $7,916 | $2,166 | -39% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
254 | $36,077 | $14,028 | -42% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
243 | $54,765 | $17,150 | -16% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
234 | $15,189 | $3,697 | -26% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
189 | $6,125 | $1,705 | -39% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
151 | $17,349 | $5,456 | -37% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
141 | $45,563 | $11,157 | +5% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
135 | $15,388 | $2,908 | -21% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
128 | $9,902 | $1,717 | -12% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$44,743 | $7,973 | +20% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$131,556 | $24,837 | +16% |
|
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,540 | $6,965 | +9% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$33,174 | $7,787 | +9% |
|
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
MS-DRG 536 · Inpatient stay |
$34,926 | $6,984 | +7% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$26,508 | $5,272 | +5% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$45,563 | $11,157 | +5% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$34,132 | $8,092 | +4% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,596 | $10,693 | -54% |
|
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 270 · Inpatient stay |
$113,016 | $41,292 | -50% |
|
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 314 · Inpatient stay |
$41,678 | $17,467 | -47% |
|
Level 3 ENT Procedures
APC 5163 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,434 | $784 | -46% |
|
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.d.e. with Complications
MS-DRG 418 · Inpatient stay |
$44,535 | $13,750 | -46% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 329 · Inpatient stay |
$98,795 | $35,984 | -45% |
|
Level 6 Urology and Related Services
APC 5376 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,008 | $9,895 | -44% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$46,706 | $19,983 | -44% |
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.