22/100
#2,134 nationally
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr
1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110 · (415) 206-8000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr billed $5.09 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
- 5.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 95
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #157
- 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 36% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 5% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 6% 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 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
307 | $33,262 | $3,293 | +183% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
290 | $41,931 | $3,886 | +116% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
175 | $2,258 | $977 | -28% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
158 | $193,253 | $41,597 | +196% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
151 | $14,461 | $2,912 | +12% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
149 | $18,113 | $2,287 | +80% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
88 | $102,497 | $25,859 | +136% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
67 | $25,014 | $2,720 | +113% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
64 | $41,551 | $4,556 | +65% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
60 | $36,675 | $8,101 | +6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$859,581 | $179,688 | +383% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 083 · Inpatient stay |
$261,664 | $43,407 | +337% |
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major
MS-DRG 897 · Inpatient stay |
$137,083 | $28,903 | +321% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$177,555 | $35,613 | +266% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$109,491 | $19,987 | +258% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$263,974 | $37,759 | +246% |
|
Diabetes (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 639 · Inpatient stay |
$94,493 | $14,422 | +242% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$376,413 | $65,010 | +232% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,258 | $977 | -28% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$65,156 | $14,853 | -4% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,675 | $8,101 | +6% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,461 | $2,912 | +12% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,713 | $4,013 | +31% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 091 · Inpatient stay |
$99,126 | $32,962 | +39% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 084 · Inpatient stay |
$69,892 | $20,376 | +43% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,472 | $7,692 | +45% |
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.