Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER, SACRAMENTO charges 5.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 129 analyzed procedures, making it one of Sacramento's higher-priced nonprofit hospital options.
Sacramento, CA 95816 · 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
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.53x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
9.77x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
129
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
1.6%
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 | $70,695 | $35,347 | — | 9.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $61,341 | $30,671 | — | 9.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $41,372 | $20,686 | — | 8.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $79,014 | $39,507 | — | 7.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $52,596 | $26,298 | — | 7.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $134,592 | $67,296 | — | 7.8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $63,812 | $31,906 | — | 7.4x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $73,650 | $36,825 | — | 7.4x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $59,133 | $29,566 | — | 7.3x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $103,245 | $51,623 | — | 7.2x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $60,681 | $30,340 | — | 7.1x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $72,842 | $36,421 | — | 7x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $47,157 | $23,579 | — | 7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $65,512 | $32,756 | — | 6.9x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $58,720 | $29,360 | — | 6.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $176,217 | $88,108 | — | 6.8x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $83,302 | $41,651 | — | 6.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $51,857 | $25,929 | — | 6.7x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $62,134 | $31,067 | — | 6.6x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $49,908 | $24,954 | — | 6.6x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 229 | $199,961 | $99,980 | — | 6.6x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $56,192 | $28,096 | — | 6.6x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $169,659 | $84,830 | — | 6.5x |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $54,124 | $27,062 | — | 6.5x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $50,753 | $25,376 | — | 6.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $98,762 | $49,381 | — | 6.4x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $56,661 | $28,331 | — | 6.4x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 272 | $146,674 | $73,337 | — | 6.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $79,856 | $39,928 | — | 6.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $43,532 | $21,766 | — | 6.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $97,553 | $48,777 | — | 6.3x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $170,263 | $85,131 | — | 6.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $46,081 | $23,040 | — | 6.2x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $62,608 | $31,304 | — | 6.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 658 | $89,582 | $44,791 | — | 6x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $65,725 | $32,863 | — | 6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $42,719 | $21,360 | — | 5.9x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $58,164 | $29,082 | — | 5.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $40,667 | $20,334 | — | 5.9x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $43,615 | $21,807 | — | 5.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $41,251 | $20,626 | — | 5.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $120,628 | $60,314 | — | 5.8x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH CC | 920 | $60,892 | $30,446 | — | 5.8x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $78,995 | $39,498 | — | 5.8x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $66,976 | $33,488 | — | 5.7x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $71,713 | $35,857 | — | 5.7x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $60,508 | $30,254 | — | 5.7x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $47,270 | $23,635 | — | 5.6x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $93,567 | $46,784 | — | 5.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $47,994 | $23,997 | — | 5.6x |
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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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