Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus
Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus charges 6.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 38 analyzed procedures, with over half showing significant pricing variations in this Brooklyn nonprofit facility.
Brooklyn, NY 11201 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.46x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
9.65x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
38
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
52.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $150,417 | $75,208 | — | 9.7x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $99,153 | $49,577 | — | 9.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $82,156 | $41,078 | — | 8.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $163,778 | $81,889 | — | 8.5x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $86,633 | $43,317 | — | 8.5x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $89,138 | $44,569 | — | 8.4x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $75,169 | $37,585 | — | 8.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $133,303 | $66,651 | — | 8x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $75,352 | $37,676 | — | 8x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $139,625 | $69,813 | — | 7.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $94,805 | $47,403 | — | 7.7x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $69,102 | $34,551 | — | 7.5x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $64,039 | $32,020 | — | 7.1x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $119,868 | $59,934 | — | 7.1x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $140,938 | $70,469 | — | 7x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $74,792 | $37,396 | — | 7x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $69,507 | $34,753 | — | 6.8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $70,914 | $35,457 | — | 6.7x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $83,166 | $41,583 | — | 6.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $86,231 | $43,116 | — | 6.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $153,694 | $76,847 | — | 6.1x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $343,856 | $171,928 | — | 6x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $66,163 | $33,082 | — | 5.9x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $92,770 | $46,385 | — | 5.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $52,936 | $26,468 | — | 5.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $486,557 | $243,279 | — | 5.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $127,374 | $63,687 | — | 5.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $109,459 | $54,729 | — | 5.7x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $88,791 | $44,395 | — | 5.6x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $127,664 | $63,832 | — | 5.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $101,368 | $50,684 | — | 4.7x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $193,051 | $96,525 | — | 4.6x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $38,422 | $19,211 | — | 4.6x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $64,602 | $32,301 | — | 4.5x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $111,551 | $55,776 | — | 4.5x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $89,451 | $44,726 | — | 4.1x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $98,892 | $49,446 | — | 4.1x |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITH REHABILITATION THERAPY | 895 | $38,384 | $19,192 | — | 2x |
How BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER - DOWNTOWN CAMPUS compares to nearby hospitals
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Data: Federal hospital pricing data, updated annually. All data publicly available under federal law.
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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