Sharp Memorial Hospital
7901 Frost Street, San Diego, CA 92123 Hospital ***** CMS quality 4 of 5
25%Self-pay discount
25% off list
A typical self-pay discount. Median across the 2,936 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average chargesCharges 6.2× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Large hospital (400+ beds)
- Beds
- 745
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Health system
- Sharp Healthcare
- Medicare ID
- 050100
- Cost report
- FY ending 09/30/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 4 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.3× | |
| Childbirth and delivery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.1× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.8× | |
| CT scan most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 36.2× | |
| MRI 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 16.8× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 9.2× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 8.6× | |
| Respiratory therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 8.1× | |
| Physical therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.8× | |
| Occupational therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.1× | |
| Speech therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.7× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 23.7× | |
| EEG brain monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.9× | |
| Implanted devices 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.7× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.4× | |
| Dialysis 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.4× | |
| Emergency room visit most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 10.9× | |
| Observation stay most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.3× | |
| Inpatient room and board most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.1× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 4.9× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $113 cash price | $151 25% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $742 cash price | $990 25% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $3,150 cash price | $4,200 25% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $345 cash price | $460 25% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $47.49 cash price | $63.32 25% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $29.60 cash price | $39.46 25% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $12.19 cash price | $16.26 25% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $61.09 cash price | $81.45 25% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $43.22 cash price | $57.62 25% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $6.37 cash price | $8.50 25% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $6.95 cash price | $9.27 25% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $454 cash price | $605 25% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 050100, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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