Keck Hospital of USC
KECK HOSPITAL OF USC in Los Angeles charges 5.8x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 110 analyzed procedures, with 19% showing particularly high markups.
Los Angeles, CA 90033 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.75x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
11.7x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
110
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
19.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC | 206 | $85,630 | $42,815 | — | 11.7x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $79,150 | $39,575 | — | 9.3x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $294,181 | $147,091 | — | 8.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $108,536 | $54,268 | — | 8.3x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITHOUT MCC | 651 | $315,636 | $157,818 | — | 8.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $112,279 | $56,139 | — | 7.9x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 205 | $216,971 | $108,485 | — | 7.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH CC | 657 | $156,998 | $78,499 | — | 7.6x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $180,382 | $90,191 | — | 7.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $77,437 | $38,719 | — | 7.5x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $64,268 | $32,134 | — | 7.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 658 | $120,578 | $60,289 | — | 7.3x |
| MAJOR BLADDER PROCEDURES WITH CC | 654 | $199,801 | $99,900 | — | 7.2x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $113,744 | $56,872 | — | 7.1x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $180,325 | $90,163 | — | 6.7x |
| BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 519 | $146,016 | $73,008 | — | 6.7x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $350,778 | $175,389 | — | 6.7x |
| MAJOR MALE PELVIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 708 | $102,101 | $51,050 | — | 6.6x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $132,329 | $66,164 | — | 6.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $138,232 | $69,116 | — | 6.5x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $134,106 | $67,053 | — | 6.5x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $249,156 | $124,578 | — | 6.5x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $65,947 | $32,973 | — | 6.4x |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $211,779 | $105,890 | — | 6.4x |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 862 | $127,732 | $63,866 | — | 6.4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $71,009 | $35,505 | — | 6.3x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $176,516 | $88,258 | — | 6.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $123,709 | $61,854 | — | 6.3x |
| ADRENAL AND PITUITARY PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC | 614 | $156,716 | $78,358 | — | 6.2x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $138,022 | $69,011 | — | 6.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $167,446 | $83,723 | — | 6.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $326,581 | $163,290 | — | 6.1x |
| OTHER MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC/MCC | 717 | $113,846 | $56,923 | — | 6.1x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $257,926 | $128,963 | — | 6x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $346,532 | $173,266 | — | 6x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $198,326 | $99,163 | — | 5.9x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $315,661 | $157,830 | — | 5.9x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC | 908 | $128,529 | $64,264 | — | 5.9x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $91,670 | $45,835 | — | 5.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $151,137 | $75,569 | — | 5.9x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $146,940 | $73,470 | — | 5.9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $428,661 | $214,330 | — | 5.8x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $325,587 | $162,794 | — | 5.8x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $70,268 | $35,134 | — | 5.8x |
| LIVER TRANSPLANT WITH MCC OR INTESTINAL TRANSPLANT | 005 | $1,278,322 | $639,161 | — | 5.8x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $54,864 | $27,432 | — | 5.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $235,457 | $117,729 | — | 5.8x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $157,776 | $78,888 | — | 5.8x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $161,505 | $80,752 | — | 5.7x |
| MAJOR MALE PELVIC PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC | 707 | $124,101 | $62,050 | — | 5.7x |
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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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