SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
SARASOTA, FL 34239 · Acute Care Hospitals
286 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 26, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
286
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
7.4x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Government - Hospital District or Authority
Above 90th Percentile
1%
Compared to FL hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL lists chargemaster rates that average 7.4x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 286 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in FL has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 8.6x, with ratios across the state ranging from 1.0x to 20.0x. At 7.4x, this facility’s average ratio is below the state median. 165 hospitals in FL report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC (DRG 165). The listed chargemaster rate is $157,535, while Medicare reimburses $12,154 for the same procedure — a ratio of 13.0x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
4 of 286 procedures (1%) at this facility have listed rates above the 90th percentile compared to other FL hospitals reporting the same procedure data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is a government - hospital district or authority acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 5/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
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| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $157,535 | $12,154 | 13.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR MALE PELVIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 708 | $115,756 | $9,072 | 12.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $74,389 | $6,238 | 11.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 328 | $122,086 | $10,299 | 11.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 446 | $52,952 | $4,643 | 11.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERITONEAL ADHESIOLYSIS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 337 | $94,555 | $8,479 | 11.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 373 | $47,381 | $4,341 | 10.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $30,867 | $2,832 | 10.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 084 | $60,197 | $5,524 | 10.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 087 | $53,289 | $4,894 | 10.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $177,728 | $16,400 | 10.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $65,070 | $6,050 | 10.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SHOULDER, ELBOW OR FOREARM PROCEDURES, EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 511 | $118,509 | $11,064 | 10.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $74,149 | $6,928 | 10.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $123,141 | $11,553 | 10.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $41,160 | $3,895 | 10.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 395 | $36,037 | $3,491 | 10.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $40,400 | $3,934 | 10.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $122,214 | $11,984 | 10.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $160,830 | $16,116 | 10.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $72,494 | $7,324 | 9.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $64,687 | $6,542 | 9.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $154,966 | $15,830 | 9.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 357 | $138,180 | $14,211 | 9.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 379 | $35,955 | $3,730 | 9.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NEUROLOGICAL EYE DISORDERS | 123 | $43,222 | $4,506 | 9.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $28,532 | $2,985 | 9.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $291,888 | $30,552 | 9.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 565 | $49,372 | $5,200 | 9.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 093 | $36,340 | $3,827 | 9.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 272 | $156,806 | $16,542 | 9.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC INJURY WITHOUT MCC | 914 | $50,703 | $5,353 | 9.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $76,806 | $8,127 | 9.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $104,861 | $11,270 | 9.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $233,302 | $25,691 | 9.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC | 963 | $142,923 | $15,844 | 9.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $41,075 | $4,559 | 9.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SKIN DEBRIDEMENT WITH CC | 571 | $78,729 | $8,742 | 9.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $93,052 | $10,350 | 9.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 192 | $25,028 | $2,789 | 9.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $206,941 | $23,074 | 9.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERITONEAL ADHESIOLYSIS WITH CC | 336 | $122,762 | $13,705 | 9.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH CC | 657 | $100,111 | $11,192 | 8.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $101,788 | $11,382 | 8.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $73,787 | $8,261 | 8.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $39,285 | $4,426 | 8.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 244 | $106,222 | $12,000 | 8.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 195 | $29,018 | $3,278 | 8.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 856 | $263,361 | $29,799 | 8.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $311,237 | $35,267 | 8.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across FL hospitals
165 hospitals in FL report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 7.4x places it at the lower-middle range of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
How much does SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL's listed chargemaster rates average 7.4x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 286 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC (DRG 165), with a listed charge of $157,535 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $12,154 — a ratio of 13.0x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL expensive compared to other FL hospitals?
SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 7.4x. Ratios vary significantly across FL hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL in SARASOTA, FL accept Medicare?
SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.