Memorial Medical Center
Memorial Medical Center in Modesto, CA charges 6.8x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 123 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit-private hospital.
Modesto, CA 95355 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.8x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
13.08x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
123
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $51,416 | $25,708 | — | 13.1x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $59,666 | $29,833 | — | 10.9x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $53,205 | $26,602 | — | 10.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $39,300 | $19,650 | — | 9.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $58,432 | $29,216 | — | 9.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $59,822 | $29,911 | — | 9.5x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $77,860 | $38,930 | — | 9.3x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $60,591 | $30,295 | — | 9.3x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $66,701 | $33,350 | — | 9.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $47,737 | $23,869 | — | 9.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $48,059 | $24,029 | — | 9.1x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $53,792 | $26,896 | — | 9.1x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $82,972 | $41,486 | — | 8.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $54,072 | $27,036 | — | 8.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $139,074 | $69,537 | — | 8.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $55,669 | $27,835 | — | 8.6x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $74,442 | $37,221 | — | 8.5x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $74,299 | $37,149 | — | 8.5x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $47,730 | $23,865 | — | 8.5x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $59,887 | $29,943 | — | 8.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $59,473 | $29,737 | — | 8.2x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $86,551 | $43,276 | — | 8.1x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $74,359 | $37,179 | — | 8.1x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $63,447 | $31,723 | — | 7.9x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $89,128 | $44,564 | — | 7.9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $57,796 | $28,898 | — | 7.9x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $62,886 | $31,443 | — | 7.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $199,997 | $99,999 | — | 7.9x |
| COMPLICATED PEPTIC ULCER WITH CC | 381 | $66,122 | $33,061 | — | 7.8x |
| TRANSURETHRAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 669 | $104,324 | $52,162 | — | 7.8x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $146,527 | $73,264 | — | 7.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $65,392 | $32,696 | — | 7.7x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $56,874 | $28,437 | — | 7.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $131,803 | $65,901 | — | 7.6x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $95,474 | $47,737 | — | 7.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $138,804 | $69,402 | — | 7.5x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $54,285 | $27,143 | — | 7.5x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $259,241 | $129,621 | — | 7.4x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $124,173 | $62,087 | — | 7.4x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $62,305 | $31,153 | — | 7.4x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $66,790 | $33,395 | — | 7.3x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 542 | $114,886 | $57,443 | — | 7.2x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $47,355 | $23,678 | — | 7.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $88,737 | $44,369 | — | 7.2x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $241,975 | $120,988 | — | 7.1x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $74,533 | $37,267 | — | 7.1x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $58,903 | $29,452 | — | 7.1x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $61,332 | $30,666 | — | 7.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $64,204 | $32,102 | — | 7.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $59,120 | $29,560 | — | 7.1x |
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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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