Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY charges 2.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 55 analyzed procedures, positioning it below many hospital markups nationwide.
Brooklyn, NY 11212 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 1/5
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
B
Good
Avg markup vs Medicare
2.52x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
4.23x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
55
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $105,663 | $52,832 | — | 4.2x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $42,009 | $21,004 | — | 3.8x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $32,788 | $16,394 | — | 3.7x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $53,542 | $26,771 | — | 3.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $38,312 | $19,156 | — | 3.3x |
| BONE DISEASES AND ARTHROPATHIES WITHOUT MCC | 554 | $32,654 | $16,327 | — | 3.3x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $29,910 | $14,955 | — | 3.2x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $30,312 | $15,156 | — | 3.1x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $33,707 | $16,853 | — | 3.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $28,995 | $14,498 | — | 3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $35,412 | $17,706 | — | 3x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $26,854 | $13,427 | — | 2.9x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $54,757 | $27,378 | — | 2.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $31,742 | $15,871 | — | 2.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $62,597 | $31,299 | — | 2.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $25,787 | $12,894 | — | 2.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $25,491 | $12,745 | — | 2.7x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $43,354 | $21,677 | — | 2.7x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $25,687 | $12,843 | — | 2.6x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $27,351 | $13,676 | — | 2.6x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $66,547 | $33,274 | — | 2.6x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $26,628 | $13,314 | — | 2.6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $43,185 | $21,593 | — | 2.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $32,725 | $16,363 | — | 2.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $33,443 | $16,721 | — | 2.5x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $25,252 | $12,626 | — | 2.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $57,233 | $28,617 | — | 2.5x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $30,451 | $15,225 | — | 2.4x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $35,319 | $17,659 | — | 2.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $29,521 | $14,760 | — | 2.4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $62,054 | $31,027 | — | 2.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $56,214 | $28,107 | — | 2.4x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $37,991 | $18,996 | — | 2.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $48,467 | $24,233 | — | 2.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $199,882 | $99,941 | — | 2.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $20,327 | $10,163 | — | 2.3x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $141,476 | $70,738 | — | 2.2x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $23,553 | $11,777 | — | 2.2x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $48,840 | $24,420 | — | 2.2x |
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NEC | 003 | $470,154 | $235,077 | — | 2.1x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $19,049 | $9,525 | — | 2.1x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $37,260 | $18,630 | — | 2.1x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $19,392 | $9,696 | — | 2.1x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $47,686 | $23,843 | — | 2.1x |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $22,120 | $11,060 | — | 2x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $25,393 | $12,696 | — | 2x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $61,042 | $30,521 | — | 2x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT >96 HOURS | 207 | $146,352 | $73,176 | — | 1.9x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $81,520 | $40,760 | — | 1.9x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECK WITHOU | 004 | $310,081 | $155,040 | — | 1.9x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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