Savannah Health Services Llc Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center
Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia charges 7.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 126 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit hospital.
Savannah, GA 31404 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 1/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
7.08x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
13.76x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
126
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
1.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $100,136 | $50,068 | — | 13.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $107,055 | $53,527 | — | 12.7x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 087 | $65,975 | $32,987 | — | 11.4x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 516 | $146,476 | $73,238 | — | 11.3x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $140,248 | $70,124 | — | 11.1x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $169,504 | $84,752 | — | 10.5x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $88,653 | $44,327 | — | 10.4x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $192,984 | $96,492 | — | 10.3x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $86,136 | $43,068 | — | 10.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $113,333 | $56,667 | — | 10x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 273 | $274,308 | $137,154 | — | 9.7x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH MCC | 492 | $201,731 | $100,865 | — | 9.6x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $206,155 | $103,078 | — | 9.6x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $224,394 | $112,197 | — | 9.6x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $310,652 | $155,326 | — | 9.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $127,393 | $63,697 | — | 9.5x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $149,906 | $74,953 | — | 9.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $121,835 | $60,918 | — | 9.3x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $128,113 | $64,056 | — | 9.2x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 228 | $390,664 | $195,332 | — | 9.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $53,295 | $26,648 | — | 9.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $140,595 | $70,298 | — | 9.1x |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC | 964 | $86,132 | $43,066 | — | 8.9x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $137,631 | $68,816 | — | 8.7x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $109,704 | $54,852 | — | 8.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $39,987 | $19,993 | — | 8.6x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $263,299 | $131,649 | — | 8.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $163,430 | $81,715 | — | 8.5x |
| LIMB REATTACHMENT, HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA | 956 | $220,548 | $110,274 | — | 8.5x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $216,560 | $108,280 | — | 8.4x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $101,017 | $50,508 | — | 8.4x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 229 | $180,816 | $90,408 | — | 8.3x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $159,729 | $79,865 | — | 8.2x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $190,873 | $95,436 | — | 8x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $90,565 | $45,283 | — | 8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $151,826 | $75,913 | — | 8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $179,367 | $89,683 | — | 7.9x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $332,316 | $166,158 | — | 7.9x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $87,524 | $43,762 | — | 7.8x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $49,114 | $24,557 | — | 7.8x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 270 | $332,939 | $166,469 | — | 7.7x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $34,858 | $17,429 | — | 7.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $69,284 | $34,642 | — | 7.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $128,581 | $64,290 | — | 7.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $217,985 | $108,993 | — | 7.5x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $92,794 | $46,397 | — | 7.4x |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 808 | $99,479 | $49,740 | — | 7.4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 673 | $213,446 | $106,723 | — | 7.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $48,653 | $24,327 | — | 7.3x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $52,670 | $26,335 | — | 7.3x |
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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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