St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
ST JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER OF STOCKTON charges 8.0x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 72 analyzed procedures, with 72% showing significant price variation compared to other facilities.
Stockton, CA 95204 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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
8.04x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
17.35x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
72
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
72.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $152,182 | $76,091 | — | 17.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $159,562 | $79,781 | — | 14.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $92,719 | $46,360 | — | 12.1x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $108,715 | $54,357 | — | 10.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $90,624 | $45,312 | — | 10.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $91,945 | $45,972 | — | 10.6x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $215,236 | $107,618 | — | 10.5x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $127,628 | $63,814 | — | 10.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $86,901 | $43,450 | — | 10.2x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $95,109 | $47,554 | — | 10x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $226,925 | $113,463 | — | 10x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $538,284 | $269,142 | — | 10x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $189,946 | $94,973 | — | 9.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $101,510 | $50,755 | — | 9.8x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $236,584 | $118,292 | — | 9.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $103,294 | $51,647 | — | 9.4x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $441,896 | $220,948 | — | 9.3x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 219 | $809,308 | $404,654 | — | 9.3x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $89,214 | $44,607 | — | 9.3x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCC | 233 | $685,088 | $342,544 | — | 9.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $83,414 | $41,707 | — | 9.1x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $113,660 | $56,830 | — | 9x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $167,212 | $83,606 | — | 8.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $183,590 | $91,795 | — | 8.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $162,601 | $81,300 | — | 8.9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $584,164 | $292,082 | — | 8.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $126,124 | $63,062 | — | 8.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $97,529 | $48,765 | — | 8.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, EXPIRED WITH MCC | 283 | $179,430 | $89,715 | — | 8.6x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $84,678 | $42,339 | — | 8.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $113,879 | $56,940 | — | 8.5x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $83,105 | $41,553 | — | 8.4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $142,324 | $71,162 | — | 8.4x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $120,174 | $60,087 | — | 8.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $107,425 | $53,712 | — | 8.2x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $145,962 | $72,981 | — | 8.1x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $94,931 | $47,465 | — | 8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $187,819 | $93,910 | — | 8x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $85,496 | $42,748 | — | 8x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $93,627 | $46,814 | — | 7.9x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $113,038 | $56,519 | — | 7.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $406,327 | $203,163 | — | 7.7x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECK WITHOU | 004 | $1,118,092 | $559,046 | — | 7.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $166,835 | $83,418 | — | 7.4x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $219,895 | $109,948 | — | 7.4x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT >96 HOURS | 207 | $502,742 | $251,371 | — | 7.4x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $432,318 | $216,159 | — | 7.3x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $116,735 | $58,368 | — | 7.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $103,526 | $51,763 | — | 7.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $160,775 | $80,388 | — | 7.2x |
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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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