Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
SALINAS VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL in Salinas, CA charges 8.2x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average, with 75% of analyzed procedures showing significant price variations.
Salinas, CA 93901 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
8.19x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
11.76x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
91
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
74.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $83,371 | $41,685 | — | 11.8x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $102,698 | $51,349 | — | 11.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $245,705 | $122,853 | — | 11.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $132,351 | $66,175 | — | 11.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $112,166 | $56,083 | — | 11.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $75,158 | $37,579 | — | 11.2x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $119,825 | $59,912 | — | 10.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $57,390 | $28,695 | — | 10.7x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $86,628 | $43,314 | — | 10.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $87,182 | $43,591 | — | 10.5x |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $98,150 | $49,075 | — | 10.4x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $76,159 | $38,080 | — | 10.3x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $90,286 | $45,143 | — | 10.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $107,199 | $53,600 | — | 10.2x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $178,307 | $89,154 | — | 10.1x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $238,800 | $119,400 | — | 10.1x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $80,347 | $40,174 | — | 10.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $80,947 | $40,473 | — | 9.9x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $81,430 | $40,715 | — | 9.7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $398,373 | $199,187 | — | 9.6x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $82,070 | $41,035 | — | 9.2x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $203,976 | $101,988 | — | 9.1x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $120,148 | $60,074 | — | 9.1x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $99,158 | $49,579 | — | 9.1x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $89,891 | $44,946 | — | 9.1x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $103,923 | $51,961 | — | 9.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $67,364 | $33,682 | — | 9.1x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $90,790 | $45,395 | — | 9.1x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $76,568 | $38,284 | — | 9x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $189,635 | $94,818 | — | 9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $333,138 | $166,569 | — | 9x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $116,553 | $58,276 | — | 8.9x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $85,019 | $42,509 | — | 8.9x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH CC | 920 | $98,954 | $49,477 | — | 8.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $91,376 | $45,688 | — | 8.7x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $118,172 | $59,086 | — | 8.7x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $100,590 | $50,295 | — | 8.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $108,375 | $54,188 | — | 8.6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $122,017 | $61,008 | — | 8.5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $69,183 | $34,591 | — | 8.4x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $150,958 | $75,479 | — | 8.4x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $74,397 | $37,198 | — | 8.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $88,523 | $44,261 | — | 8.3x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $137,049 | $68,524 | — | 8.2x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $110,695 | $55,348 | — | 8.2x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $171,829 | $85,915 | — | 8.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $151,037 | $75,519 | — | 8.1x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $85,859 | $42,930 | — | 8x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $196,978 | $98,489 | — | 8x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $65,942 | $32,971 | — | 7.9x |
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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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