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Sharp Memorial Hospital

General Acute Care Hospital, Women·San Diego, CA·NPI: 1407839921Share
Active Billing Period:2018-01→2024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$133.7M

$133,749,346

Total Claims

1.4M

Beneficiaries

1.3M

1.1 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$92

#849 of 618K providers by total spending(top 0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Sharp Memorial Hospital is a General Acute Care Hospital, Women provider based in San Diego, CA. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $133.7M in Medicaid payments across 1.4M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $133.7M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 16,718 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

↓ 20% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$18.2M
+3%
2019
$18.8M
-16%
2020
$15.8M
+20%
2021
$19.0M
+20%
2022
$22.8M
+8%
2023
$24.5M
-40%
2024
$14.6M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (99283 (Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity)) accounts for 17% of total spending.

99283Top 1%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$23.1M

46K claims · 17.3%

Your Cost: $497.98/claim|Median: $42.48
11.7× median
0450Top 5%

Emergency room visit

$21.1M

63K claims · 15.8%

Your Cost: $335.26/claim|Median: $44.95
7.5× median
74177Top 5%

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$11.0M

15K claims · 8.2%

Your Cost: $729.34/claim|Median: $65.76
11.1× median
99499Top 5%

Unlisted evaluation and management service

$7.3M

22K claims · 5.5%

Your Cost: $328.84/claim|Median: $30.88
10.7× median
80053Top 5%

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$4.8M

118K claims · 3.6%

Your Cost: $41.17/claim|Median: $7.24
5.7× median
70450Top 5%

CT head/brain without contrast

$4.4M

17K claims · 3.3%

Your Cost: $252.31/claim|Median: $45.53
5.5× median
99199Top 1%

Unlisted special service, procedure, or report

$4.2M

5K claims · 3.2%

Your Cost: $816.12/claim|Median: $5.39
151.4× median
99285Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$3.6M

8K claims · 2.7%

Your Cost: $420.03/claim|Median: $85.65
4.9× median
93005Top 10%

Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation

$3.1M

53K claims · 2.3%

Your Cost: $57.63/claim|Median: $7.50
7.7× median
99284Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$3.1M

11K claims · 2.3%

Your Cost: $273.16/claim|Median: $69.51
3.9× median
0360Top 5%

$2.2M

3K claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $860.16/claim|Median: $95.40
9.0× median
85025Top 10%

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$2.2M

120K claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $18.47/claim|Median: $4.71
3.9× median
96374Top 25%

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, single substance

$2.1M

27K claims · 1.6%

Your Cost: $76.58/claim|Median: $21.76
3.5× median
71045Top 5%

Chest X-ray, single view

$2.1M

45K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $45.32/claim|Median: $4.93
9.2× median
72125Top 5%

CT cervical spine without contrast

$2.0M

7K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $289.64/claim|Median: $32.30
9.0× median
96375Top 5%

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, each additional substance

$2.0M

20K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $102.12/claim|Median: $14.92
6.8× median
74176Top 5%

CT abdomen and pelvis without contrast

$1.8M

5K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $399.34/claim|Median: $60.19
6.6× median
59025Top 10%

Fetal non-stress test

$1.7M

12K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $140.01/claim|Median: $26.45
5.3× median
0762Top 25%

$1.6M

3K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $456.74/claim|Median: $102.28
4.5× median
71275Top 5%

CT angiography, chest, with contrast

$1.5M

3K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $464.83/claim|Median: $92.96
5.0× median
76815Top 5%

Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, limited

$1.3M

12K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $112.18/claim|Median: $36.79
3.0× median
83735Top 10%

Magnesium blood level test

$1.1M

64K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $17.05/claim|Median: $2.77
6.2× median
71260Top 5%

CT chest with contrast

$1.1M

3K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $403.12/claim|Median: $48.36
8.3× median
84484Top 10%

Troponin, quantitative

$874K

32K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $26.95/claim|Median: $4.84
5.6× median
96361Normal range

IV infusion, hydration, each additional hour

$846K

17K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $49.12/claim|Median: $38.92
1.3× median
80307Top 5%

Drug test, presumptive, by chemistry analyzers

$836K

11K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $74.37/claim|Median: $35.43
2.1× median
83690Top 5%

$816K

38K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $21.64/claim|Median: $3.35
6.5× median
84702Top 5%

$769K

24K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $32.36/claim|Median: $8.25
3.9× median
76856Top 10%

Ultrasound, pelvic, complete

$693K

4K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $162.52/claim|Median: $47.58
3.4× median
70498Top 1%

$672K

1K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $543.65/claim|Median: $58.88
9.2× median

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