Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, CA charges 9.6x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average, with 62% of procedures showing significant price variations.
Long Beach, CA 90806 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
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Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
9.63x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
16.38x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
78
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
61.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $111,917 | $55,958 | — | 16.4x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $104,216 | $52,108 | — | 15.5x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $109,424 | $54,712 | — | 15.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $90,562 | $45,281 | — | 14.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $116,433 | $58,217 | — | 13.9x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $268,310 | $134,155 | — | 13.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $101,234 | $50,617 | — | 13.1x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $106,857 | $53,428 | — | 13x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $181,376 | $90,688 | — | 12.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $49,052 | $24,526 | — | 12.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $238,359 | $119,179 | — | 12.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $121,184 | $60,592 | — | 12.1x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $75,313 | $37,656 | — | 12.1x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $144,175 | $72,087 | — | 12.1x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $84,209 | $42,104 | — | 12.1x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $90,435 | $45,218 | — | 11.8x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $168,039 | $84,020 | — | 11.8x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $155,531 | $77,765 | — | 11.5x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $88,562 | $44,281 | — | 11.4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $87,458 | $43,729 | — | 11.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $170,658 | $85,329 | — | 11.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $282,585 | $141,292 | — | 11.1x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $144,590 | $72,295 | — | 11.1x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $459,390 | $229,695 | — | 11x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $103,187 | $51,594 | — | 10.9x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $70,253 | $35,127 | — | 10.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $73,869 | $36,934 | — | 10.7x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $222,940 | $111,470 | — | 10.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $148,760 | $74,380 | — | 10.6x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $90,801 | $45,400 | — | 10.6x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $119,799 | $59,899 | — | 10.4x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $214,458 | $107,229 | — | 10.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $164,953 | $82,476 | — | 10.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $89,550 | $44,775 | — | 10.2x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $84,238 | $42,119 | — | 10.2x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $249,967 | $124,983 | — | 10.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $68,760 | $34,380 | — | 10.1x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $150,339 | $75,170 | — | 9.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $183,507 | $91,754 | — | 9.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $103,080 | $51,540 | — | 9.6x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $65,589 | $32,794 | — | 9.5x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $152,346 | $76,173 | — | 9.5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $432,030 | $216,015 | — | 9.4x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $144,859 | $72,430 | — | 9x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $160,935 | $80,468 | — | 9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $172,457 | $86,228 | — | 8.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $140,753 | $70,376 | — | 8.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $516,097 | $258,048 | — | 8.7x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $366,907 | $183,454 | — | 8.7x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $106,666 | $53,333 | — | 8.6x |
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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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