Sharp Memorial Hospital
Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego charges 9.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 132 analyzed procedures, with 29% showing significant price variations from typical healthcare benchmarks.
San Diego, CA 92123 · 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
9.32x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
21.24x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
132
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
28.8%
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 | $74,073 | $37,036 | — | 21.2x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $113,302 | $56,651 | — | 20.4x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $454,975 | $227,488 | — | 18.1x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 087 | $116,340 | $58,170 | — | 17.2x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $129,902 | $64,951 | — | 17x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $142,335 | $71,167 | — | 15.8x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 084 | $114,096 | $57,048 | — | 15.2x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $100,885 | $50,442 | — | 14.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $56,283 | $28,142 | — | 13.2x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $150,743 | $75,372 | — | 12.9x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $84,640 | $42,320 | — | 12.9x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $123,270 | $61,635 | — | 12.9x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $118,337 | $59,169 | — | 12.5x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $102,230 | $51,115 | — | 12.3x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH MCC | 085 | $226,543 | $113,271 | — | 12.1x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $340,364 | $170,182 | — | 12x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $45,383 | $22,692 | — | 11.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $89,466 | $44,733 | — | 11.6x |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $82,368 | $41,184 | — | 11.5x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $78,066 | $39,033 | — | 11.4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $179,430 | $89,715 | — | 11.2x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 195 | $48,028 | $24,014 | — | 11.2x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $80,021 | $40,011 | — | 11x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $72,151 | $36,075 | — | 11x |
| UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-OVARIAN AND NON-ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 741 | $118,488 | $59,244 | — | 10.8x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $111,964 | $55,982 | — | 10.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $161,734 | $80,867 | — | 10.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $99,926 | $49,963 | — | 10.5x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $154,046 | $77,023 | — | 10.4x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $190,663 | $95,331 | — | 10.3x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITH MCC | 551 | $134,590 | $67,295 | — | 10.2x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC | 556 | $57,800 | $28,900 | — | 10.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $140,056 | $70,028 | — | 10x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $151,323 | $75,661 | — | 10x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $61,431 | $30,716 | — | 10x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $74,499 | $37,249 | — | 9.9x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $88,288 | $44,144 | — | 9.8x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $157,850 | $78,925 | — | 9.8x |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 643 | $120,260 | $60,130 | — | 9.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $68,706 | $34,353 | — | 9.7x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $61,318 | $30,659 | — | 9.7x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $116,487 | $58,244 | — | 9.7x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $58,314 | $29,157 | — | 9.6x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $101,677 | $50,839 | — | 9.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $106,364 | $53,182 | — | 9.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $192,274 | $96,137 | — | 9.5x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $213,318 | $106,659 | — | 9.5x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $68,363 | $34,182 | — | 9.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $74,315 | $37,157 | — | 9.4x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $63,650 | $31,825 | — | 9.4x |
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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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