California / Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital
CMS certification 050498 · Auburn, CA · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital reported 842 Medicare inpatient stays across 28 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.04 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in California, number 182 of 247 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 5.18×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 241 stays at an average charge of $76,899, 15% below the national average. It also billed 1,066 outpatient services, charging 6.07 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 842
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.04×
- 3Rank in CA (highest ratio = 1) 182 of 247
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 28 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital charged more than the national average in 12 (43%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 241 | $76,899 | -15% | $20,103 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 86 | $54,507 | -3% | $13,333 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 62 | $42,339 | -14% | $10,800 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 38 | $61,694 | +3% | $13,379 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 32 | $54,758 | -5% | $13,311 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 30 | $52,840 | -25% | $16,349 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 21 | $43,073 | +16% | $9,236 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 20 | $45,486 | +26% | $8,035 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 20 | $39,221 | -2% | $8,542 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 20 | $38,652 | +2% | $8,501 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 19 | $91,423 | -9% | $24,174 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 19 | $31,706 | -15% | $9,312 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 19 | $59,810 | -9% | $18,561 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 19 | $46,003 | +13% | $9,561 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 18 | $58,457 | +5% | $10,674 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 18 | $230,188 | +1% | $52,297 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 17 | $61,965 | -16% | $16,774 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 16 | $54,654 | -9% | $13,248 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 15 | $44,823 | -21% | $12,206 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 15 | $35,560 | -31% | $11,865 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 14 | $44,873 | -8% | $10,609 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 13 | $34,426 | -10% | $8,977 |
| 948 Signs and Symptoms without MCC | 13 | $43,119 | +13% | $8,787 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 12 | $48,781 | +25% | $8,629 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 12 | $104,325 | +2% | $21,595 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 11 | $121,125 | +2% | $25,251 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 11 | $41,882 | -14% | $10,458 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 11 | $42,291 | +1% | $9,561 |
Outpatient services
Against the California average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital charged $76,899 on average, 46% less than the California average of $143,063, and was paid $20,103 against a state average of $23,020. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital charged $54,507 on average, 46% less than the California average of $100,739, and was paid $13,333 against a state average of $15,556. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital charged $42,339 on average, 44% less than the California average of $76,120, and was paid $10,800 against a state average of $12,552. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital charged $61,694 on average, 41% less than the California average of $103,761, and was paid $13,379 against a state average of $15,112. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $33,745 was 19% below the state average of $41,628. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $85,593 was 22% below the state average of $109,149. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $11,959 was 37% below the state average of $19,034. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $37,603 was 42% below the state average of $64,351.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital in Auburn, CA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2025-02-13 (CMS case 3061)
- Closure Notice — 2025-04-02 (CMS case 3061)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.