Palmdale Regional Medical Center
Palmdale, California 93552
CCN: 050204 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
32
DRG Categories
858
Total Discharges
$172,160
Avg Charges
$17,364
Avg Payment
$15,424
Avg Medicare
9.91x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Same as Average Safety of Care
Above Average Readmissions
Above Average Patient Experience
Reported California Average Rating
3.01 / 5 This hospital is below average
25 five-star hospitals of rated in California
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Proprietary
Compared to California Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 275 hospitals in California
Average Charges
$172,160 +13%
State avg: $151,712
Average Payment
$17,364 -29%
State avg: $24,418
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
9.91x Above avg
State avg: 6.59x
Top 20 DRGs by Volume
Most common diagnosis groups at this hospital, sorted by number of discharges
| DRG | Description | Discharges | Avg Charges | Avg Payment | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 214 | $186,312 | $18,190 | 10.24x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 80 | $122,025 | $11,886 | 10.27x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 36 | $151,844 | $15,040 | 10.1x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 35 | $162,021 | $16,892 | 9.59x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 33 | $102,555 | $12,089 | 8.48x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 32 | $423,436 | $47,169 | 8.98x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 31 | $123,861 | $12,725 | 9.73x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 28 | $94,176 | $11,529 | 8.17x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 28 | $126,302 | $13,311 | 9.49x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 27 | $99,186 | $9,809 | 10.11x |
| 637 | DIABETES WITH MCC | 22 | $154,335 | $13,169 | 11.72x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 21 | $88,182 | $10,276 | 8.58x |
| 638 | DIABETES WITH CC | 20 | $89,452 | $8,608 | 10.39x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 19 | $169,066 | $16,614 | 10.18x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 19 | $221,794 | $18,199 | 12.19x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 17 | $153,572 | $16,164 | 9.5x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 17 | $107,946 | $9,509 | 11.35x |
| 208 | RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 16 | $234,337 | $24,173 | 9.69x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 16 | $190,796 | $16,015 | 11.91x |
| 329 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 13 | $467,609 | $45,234 | 10.34x |
Showing top 20 of 32 DRG categories at this hospital.
About This Data
Hospital charges and payment data are from the CMS Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary. Quality star ratings (1-5) are from CMS Hospital Compare, based on measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness. Negotiated insurance rates are from hospital Machine-Readable Files (MRFs) required by the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule.