Stanford Health Care
Stanford Health Care in Stanford, CA charges 10.9x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 270 analyzed procedures, with 99% classified as outlier pricing for this nonprofit hospital.
Stanford, CA 94305 · 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
10.92x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
20.21x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
270
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
99.3%
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 | $181,407 | $90,704 | — | 20.2x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC | 206 | $197,512 | $98,756 | — | 18.6x |
| OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 581 | $380,694 | $190,347 | — | 17.2x |
| ACUTE ADJUSTMENT REACTION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL DYSFUNCTION | 880 | $208,639 | $104,320 | — | 17x |
| HEADACHES WITHOUT MCC | 103 | $163,123 | $81,562 | — | 16.8x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $723,837 | $361,918 | — | 16.7x |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $197,471 | $98,736 | — | 16.6x |
| OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 580 | $331,304 | $165,652 | — | 16.5x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH CC | 181 | $203,937 | $101,968 | — | 16.3x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 542 | $362,619 | $181,309 | — | 16.2x |
| OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 144 | $334,456 | $167,228 | — | 16x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $259,549 | $129,775 | — | 15.9x |
| PSYCHOSES | 885 | $404,865 | $202,433 | — | 15.9x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $229,505 | $114,753 | — | 15.9x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITHOUT MCC | 651 | $808,565 | $404,282 | — | 15.9x |
| FEVER AND INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS | 864 | $180,925 | $90,463 | — | 15.7x |
| PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 040 | $969,561 | $484,780 | — | 15.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $105,791 | $52,896 | — | 15.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $167,448 | $83,724 | — | 15.5x |
| COMPLICATED PEPTIC ULCER WITH CC | 381 | $207,917 | $103,958 | — | 15.2x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $171,999 | $85,999 | — | 15.2x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $129,826 | $64,913 | — | 15.1x |
| INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE WITH MCC | 385 | $348,873 | $174,436 | — | 14.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $227,594 | $113,797 | — | 14.8x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITH MCC | 947 | $251,802 | $125,901 | — | 14.7x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $184,532 | $92,266 | — | 14.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $106,852 | $53,426 | — | 14.4x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $194,614 | $97,307 | — | 14.4x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $165,266 | $82,633 | — | 14.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $147,845 | $73,923 | — | 14.4x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $161,235 | $80,617 | — | 14.2x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $180,553 | $90,277 | — | 14.2x |
| INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE WITH CC | 386 | $178,711 | $89,356 | — | 14.2x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $157,792 | $78,896 | — | 14.1x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH CC | 841 | $327,205 | $163,602 | — | 14.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 658 | $265,292 | $132,646 | — | 14.1x |
| UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 737 | $322,701 | $161,351 | — | 13.9x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $140,150 | $70,075 | — | 13.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 273 | $870,574 | $435,287 | — | 13.7x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 093 | $134,692 | $67,346 | — | 13.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $133,964 | $66,982 | — | 13.6x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $235,041 | $117,520 | — | 13.5x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $164,154 | $82,077 | — | 13.5x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $213,516 | $106,758 | — | 13.4x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $242,762 | $121,381 | — | 13.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $321,551 | $160,776 | — | 13.3x |
| OTHER MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASTIC DIAGNOSES WITH MC | 843 | $468,441 | $234,221 | — | 13.3x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $944,921 | $472,461 | — | 13.2x |
| ADRENAL AND PITUITARY PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 615 | $250,648 | $125,324 | — | 13.2x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $161,578 | $80,789 | — | 13x |
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Data: Federal hospital pricing data, updated annually. All data publicly available under federal law.
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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