USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, CA charges 8.4x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 39 analyzed procedures, with 18% showing significant pricing variations.
Glendale, CA 91208 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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
8.38x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
11.26x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
39
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
17.9%
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 WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $80,267 | $40,133 | — | 11.3x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $67,398 | $33,699 | — | 10.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $63,113 | $31,556 | — | 10.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $59,278 | $29,639 | — | 10.6x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $55,953 | $27,977 | — | 10x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $59,180 | $29,590 | — | 10x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $68,129 | $34,064 | — | 10x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $64,448 | $32,224 | — | 9.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $57,806 | $28,903 | — | 9.7x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $58,233 | $29,116 | — | 9.6x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $62,910 | $31,455 | — | 9.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $136,072 | $68,036 | — | 9.5x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $93,710 | $46,855 | — | 9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $69,445 | $34,723 | — | 8.9x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $99,077 | $49,539 | — | 8.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $49,158 | $24,579 | — | 8.4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $55,237 | $27,619 | — | 8.3x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $85,959 | $42,980 | — | 8.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $142,770 | $71,385 | — | 8.3x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $52,890 | $26,445 | — | 8.2x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $54,610 | $27,305 | — | 8.2x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $130,749 | $65,375 | — | 8.2x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $92,834 | $46,417 | — | 8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $81,908 | $40,954 | — | 7.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $119,803 | $59,901 | — | 7.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $68,149 | $34,075 | — | 7.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $108,010 | $54,005 | — | 7.6x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $46,163 | $23,081 | — | 7.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $122,176 | $61,088 | — | 7.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $58,315 | $29,157 | — | 7.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $124,913 | $62,457 | — | 7.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $43,013 | $21,507 | — | 7.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $68,115 | $34,058 | — | 7x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $108,978 | $54,489 | — | 6.9x |
| TRANSURETHRAL PROSTATECTOMY WITH CC/MCC | 713 | $78,444 | $39,222 | — | 6.6x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $124,708 | $62,354 | — | 6.6x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $253,409 | $126,705 | — | 6.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $382,573 | $191,286 | — | 6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $58,076 | $29,038 | — | 5.9x |
How USC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL compares to nearby hospitals
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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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