Sequoia Hospital
Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, CA charges 9.2x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average, with 79% of analyzed procedures showing significant pricing variations.
Redwood City, CA 94062 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 5/5
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
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
9.18x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
14.66x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
38
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
78.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $63,936 | $31,968 | — | 14.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $123,033 | $61,517 | — | 13.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $110,792 | $55,396 | — | 13.7x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $138,301 | $69,150 | — | 12.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $83,012 | $41,506 | — | 12.1x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $88,177 | $44,089 | — | 11.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $82,269 | $41,134 | — | 11.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $147,241 | $73,620 | — | 11.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $69,917 | $34,959 | — | 10.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $98,075 | $49,037 | — | 10.6x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $164,104 | $82,052 | — | 10.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $197,241 | $98,620 | — | 10.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $102,136 | $51,068 | — | 10.3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $129,946 | $64,973 | — | 10.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $186,467 | $93,233 | — | 10.1x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $85,259 | $42,629 | — | 9.9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $113,113 | $56,556 | — | 9.5x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $133,206 | $66,603 | — | 9.2x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 229 | $300,150 | $150,075 | — | 8.9x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $185,725 | $92,863 | — | 8.7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $391,035 | $195,518 | — | 8.7x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $249,665 | $124,833 | — | 8.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $173,492 | $86,746 | — | 8.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $204,617 | $102,309 | — | 8.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $168,169 | $84,084 | — | 8.1x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $126,854 | $63,427 | — | 7.8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $145,379 | $72,690 | — | 7.8x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $449,438 | $224,719 | — | 7.5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $459,435 | $229,718 | — | 7.4x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $161,589 | $80,795 | — | 7.2x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $321,347 | $160,673 | — | 7.2x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $169,265 | $84,633 | — | 6.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $228,768 | $114,384 | — | 6.6x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 219 | $651,080 | $325,540 | — | 6.3x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $237,838 | $118,919 | — | 6.2x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $314,116 | $157,058 | — | 5.9x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $338,190 | $169,095 | — | 5.2x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $227,449 | $113,725 | — | 4.6x |
How SEQUOIA HOSPITAL compares to nearby hospitals
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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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