Peninsula Medical Center
Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame, CA charges 5.2x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 77 analyzed procedures, reflecting the pricing structure at this nonprofit-private hospital.
Burlingame, CA 94010 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 5/5
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
5.25x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
10.78x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
77
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $66,168 | $33,084 | — | 10.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $76,486 | $38,243 | — | 8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $154,815 | $77,407 | — | 8x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $74,565 | $37,283 | — | 7.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $61,362 | $30,681 | — | 7.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $221,441 | $110,720 | — | 7x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $73,288 | $36,644 | — | 6.8x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $53,497 | $26,749 | — | 6.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $46,925 | $23,463 | — | 6.6x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $56,614 | $28,307 | — | 6.5x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $105,493 | $52,746 | — | 6.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $47,673 | $23,837 | — | 6.3x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $84,478 | $42,239 | — | 6.2x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $67,448 | $33,724 | — | 6.1x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $137,731 | $68,865 | — | 6.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $29,002 | $14,501 | — | 6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $117,978 | $58,989 | — | 5.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $70,573 | $35,286 | — | 5.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $113,896 | $56,948 | — | 5.8x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $102,980 | $51,490 | — | 5.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $48,719 | $24,359 | — | 5.6x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $52,479 | $26,239 | — | 5.6x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $69,320 | $34,660 | — | 5.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $43,550 | $21,775 | — | 5.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $89,462 | $44,731 | — | 5.5x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $138,126 | $69,063 | — | 5.5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $68,106 | $34,053 | — | 5.4x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $45,706 | $22,853 | — | 5.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $51,551 | $25,776 | — | 5.3x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $46,272 | $23,136 | — | 5.3x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $117,972 | $58,986 | — | 5.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $105,656 | $52,828 | — | 5.3x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $49,637 | $24,819 | — | 5.3x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $87,729 | $43,865 | — | 5.2x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $43,318 | $21,659 | — | 5.2x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $110,809 | $55,404 | — | 5.2x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $43,438 | $21,719 | — | 5.2x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $72,033 | $36,016 | — | 5.2x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $132,636 | $66,318 | — | 5.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $36,825 | $18,412 | — | 5.1x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $42,724 | $21,362 | — | 5.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $118,722 | $59,361 | — | 5x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 229 | $172,639 | $86,319 | — | 5x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $183,769 | $91,884 | — | 5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $60,723 | $30,361 | — | 4.9x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 266 | $362,986 | $181,493 | — | 4.9x |
| ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT | 062 | $96,037 | $48,019 | — | 4.9x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $293,675 | $146,838 | — | 4.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $37,822 | $18,911 | — | 4.8x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $35,416 | $17,708 | — | 4.8x |
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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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