Strong Memorial Hospital
Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY charges 3.4x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 132 analyzed procedures, reflecting pricing patterns common among nonprofit healthcare systems.
Rochester, NY 14642 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
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
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
3.35x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
6.87x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
132
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $160,287 | $80,144 | — | 6.9x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $63,163 | $31,582 | — | 5.8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $22,074 | $11,037 | — | 5.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $29,043 | $14,522 | — | 5.6x |
| ACUTE ADJUSTMENT REACTION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL DYSFUNCTION | 880 | $41,083 | $20,542 | — | 5.4x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $37,551 | $18,775 | — | 5.2x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $78,523 | $39,262 | — | 5.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $45,048 | $22,524 | — | 5x |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $42,180 | $21,090 | — | 4.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $41,875 | $20,937 | — | 4.8x |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH CC | 644 | $44,644 | $22,322 | — | 4.5x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH CC | 920 | $41,645 | $20,823 | — | 4.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $57,298 | $28,649 | — | 4.4x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $35,542 | $17,771 | — | 4.4x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $62,386 | $31,193 | — | 4.4x |
| OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH STATUS | 951 | $21,125 | $10,562 | — | 4.2x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $30,908 | $15,454 | — | 4.1x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $220,325 | $110,163 | — | 4.1x |
| HYPERTENSION WITH MCC | 304 | $43,890 | $21,945 | — | 4.1x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $82,651 | $41,326 | — | 4.1x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $28,917 | $14,458 | — | 4x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $228,067 | $114,033 | — | 4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 673 | $156,720 | $78,360 | — | 4x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $226,960 | $113,480 | — | 4x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $93,550 | $46,775 | — | 4x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $71,629 | $35,815 | — | 4x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 542 | $81,759 | $40,879 | — | 3.9x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $72,481 | $36,241 | — | 3.9x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $45,569 | $22,785 | — | 3.9x |
| POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 856 | $150,249 | $75,124 | — | 3.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $53,228 | $26,614 | — | 3.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $36,298 | $18,149 | — | 3.8x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $35,586 | $17,793 | — | 3.8x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $71,643 | $35,821 | — | 3.7x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $64,913 | $32,457 | — | 3.7x |
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NEC | 003 | $822,936 | $411,468 | — | 3.7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $77,312 | $38,656 | — | 3.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $67,540 | $33,770 | — | 3.7x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $62,988 | $31,494 | — | 3.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $25,142 | $12,571 | — | 3.6x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $87,167 | $43,584 | — | 3.6x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $35,112 | $17,556 | — | 3.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $22,747 | $11,374 | — | 3.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $29,017 | $14,508 | — | 3.5x |
| HEART TRANSPLANT OR IMPLANT OF HEART ASSIST SYSTEM WITH MCC | 001 | $987,711 | $493,856 | — | 3.5x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH MCC | 056 | $70,330 | $35,165 | — | 3.5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $42,061 | $21,031 | — | 3.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $118,524 | $59,262 | — | 3.5x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $37,432 | $18,716 | — | 3.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $80,295 | $40,148 | — | 3.5x |
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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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