Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Torrance Memorial Medical Center in Torrance, CA charges 10.6x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 123 analyzed procedures, with 58% showing significant pricing variations.
Torrance, CA 90509 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
10.55x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
20.77x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
123
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
58.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $73,424 | $36,712 | — | 20.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $65,323 | $32,662 | — | 19.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $85,564 | $42,782 | — | 17.3x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $87,722 | $43,861 | — | 17.1x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $134,754 | $67,377 | — | 16.5x |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $98,477 | $49,238 | — | 15.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $108,374 | $54,187 | — | 15.1x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $91,659 | $45,829 | — | 15x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $83,598 | $41,799 | — | 14.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $209,667 | $104,833 | — | 14.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 379 | $62,804 | $31,402 | — | 14.2x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $159,973 | $79,987 | — | 14.1x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $96,451 | $48,226 | — | 14x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $54,562 | $27,281 | — | 13.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $75,856 | $37,928 | — | 13.7x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $77,434 | $38,717 | — | 13.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $69,861 | $34,931 | — | 13.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $86,646 | $43,323 | — | 13.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $74,106 | $37,053 | — | 13.3x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $70,351 | $35,176 | — | 13.1x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $89,095 | $44,547 | — | 13.1x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC | 556 | $71,425 | $35,713 | — | 13.1x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $90,184 | $45,092 | — | 13x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $100,163 | $50,081 | — | 13x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $132,009 | $66,004 | — | 12.9x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $79,286 | $39,643 | — | 12.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $72,626 | $36,313 | — | 12.8x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $149,663 | $74,831 | — | 12.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $134,673 | $67,337 | — | 12.7x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $104,710 | $52,355 | — | 12.6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $77,735 | $38,868 | — | 12.5x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $90,337 | $45,168 | — | 12.5x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $122,565 | $61,283 | — | 12.5x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $65,597 | $32,799 | — | 12.5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $123,319 | $61,660 | — | 12.4x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $132,868 | $66,434 | — | 12.3x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $90,877 | $45,439 | — | 12.2x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITH MCC | 947 | $136,986 | $68,493 | — | 12.1x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $75,891 | $37,945 | — | 12x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $186,491 | $93,246 | — | 11.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $181,852 | $90,926 | — | 11.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $140,418 | $70,209 | — | 11.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $78,369 | $39,184 | — | 11.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $61,996 | $30,998 | — | 11.7x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $171,113 | $85,557 | — | 11.7x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $152,155 | $76,078 | — | 11.6x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITH MCC | 551 | $168,718 | $84,359 | — | 11.5x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $147,232 | $73,616 | — | 11.5x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $104,020 | $52,010 | — | 11.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $100,028 | $50,014 | — | 11.3x |
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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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