South Brooklyn Health
SOUTH BROOKLYN HEALTH in Brooklyn, NY charges 3.4x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 63 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit-private hospital.
Brooklyn, NY 11235 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 1/5
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
3.35x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
4.73x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
63
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
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 WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $65,942 | $32,971 | — | 4.7x |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITH MCC | 896 | $91,077 | $45,538 | — | 4.5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $54,592 | $27,296 | — | 4.2x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $84,094 | $42,047 | — | 4.2x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $51,965 | $25,982 | — | 4.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $57,771 | $28,886 | — | 4.1x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $73,554 | $36,777 | — | 4x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $269,933 | $134,967 | — | 4x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $48,806 | $24,403 | — | 3.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $75,719 | $37,860 | — | 3.9x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $86,906 | $43,453 | — | 3.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $47,166 | $23,583 | — | 3.8x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $77,684 | $38,842 | — | 3.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $110,853 | $55,427 | — | 3.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $64,296 | $32,148 | — | 3.8x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $47,137 | $23,568 | — | 3.7x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $96,404 | $48,202 | — | 3.7x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $74,355 | $37,178 | — | 3.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $46,080 | $23,040 | — | 3.6x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $48,995 | $24,497 | — | 3.6x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $65,066 | $32,533 | — | 3.6x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $225,618 | $112,809 | — | 3.6x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $60,434 | $30,217 | — | 3.5x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $55,044 | $27,522 | — | 3.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $42,862 | $21,431 | — | 3.5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $40,886 | $20,443 | — | 3.5x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $47,555 | $23,777 | — | 3.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $92,315 | $46,157 | — | 3.5x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $49,309 | $24,655 | — | 3.5x |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $82,006 | $41,003 | — | 3.4x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $79,195 | $39,598 | — | 3.4x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $93,645 | $46,822 | — | 3.4x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $46,086 | $23,043 | — | 3.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $38,552 | $19,276 | — | 3.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $68,402 | $34,201 | — | 3.3x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $51,485 | $25,743 | — | 3.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $54,078 | $27,039 | — | 3.3x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $63,883 | $31,942 | — | 3.3x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $38,409 | $19,205 | — | 3.3x |
| ORGANIC DISTURBANCES AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | 884 | $81,101 | $40,550 | — | 3.2x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $84,651 | $42,325 | — | 3.2x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $47,013 | $23,507 | — | 3.1x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $62,183 | $31,091 | — | 3.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $115,145 | $57,572 | — | 3.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $81,264 | $40,632 | — | 3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $54,128 | $27,064 | — | 2.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, EXPIRED WITH MCC | 283 | $75,200 | $37,600 | — | 2.9x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $60,452 | $30,226 | — | 2.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $257,739 | $128,870 | — | 2.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $42,278 | $21,139 | — | 2.9x |
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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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