Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, a nonprofit facility in Santa Barbara, CA, charges 6.2x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 141 analyzed procedures.
Santa Barbara, CA 93105 · 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
6.22x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
11.32x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
141
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
9.2%
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 | $58,460 | $29,230 | — | 11.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $43,894 | $21,947 | — | 10.4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $94,626 | $47,313 | — | 10.1x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $74,029 | $37,014 | — | 9.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $83,263 | $41,632 | — | 9.2x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $85,347 | $42,673 | — | 8.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $78,064 | $39,032 | — | 8.8x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $270,927 | $135,464 | — | 8.5x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 035 | $185,125 | $92,563 | — | 8.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $61,455 | $30,728 | — | 8.2x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $93,958 | $46,979 | — | 8.1x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $137,960 | $68,980 | — | 8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $50,577 | $25,288 | — | 7.9x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $78,445 | $39,223 | — | 7.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $132,364 | $66,182 | — | 7.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $135,896 | $67,948 | — | 7.9x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 084 | $59,578 | $29,789 | — | 7.8x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $65,259 | $32,629 | — | 7.7x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $73,030 | $36,515 | — | 7.6x |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 809 | $83,917 | $41,959 | — | 7.6x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $61,087 | $30,544 | — | 7.5x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $206,551 | $103,275 | — | 7.5x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $131,829 | $65,914 | — | 7.5x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 433 | $68,663 | $34,331 | — | 7.4x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $57,644 | $28,822 | — | 7.3x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $95,878 | $47,939 | — | 7.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $71,910 | $35,955 | — | 7.3x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $125,457 | $62,729 | — | 7.3x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $52,232 | $26,116 | — | 7.2x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $79,496 | $39,748 | — | 7.2x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $67,679 | $33,839 | — | 7.1x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $81,446 | $40,723 | — | 7.1x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $69,290 | $34,645 | — | 7x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $49,764 | $24,882 | — | 7x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 205 | $122,256 | $61,128 | — | 6.9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $80,884 | $40,442 | — | 6.9x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $204,255 | $102,128 | — | 6.9x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $52,694 | $26,347 | — | 6.8x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $170,185 | $85,093 | — | 6.8x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $85,942 | $42,971 | — | 6.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $142,997 | $71,498 | — | 6.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $163,032 | $81,516 | — | 6.7x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $91,333 | $45,666 | — | 6.6x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $121,223 | $60,611 | — | 6.6x |
| CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 847 | $74,050 | $37,025 | — | 6.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $98,926 | $49,463 | — | 6.5x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $77,512 | $38,756 | — | 6.5x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITHOUT MCC | 918 | $44,627 | $22,314 | — | 6.5x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $141,398 | $70,699 | — | 6.5x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 328 | $98,725 | $49,362 | — | 6.5x |
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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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