Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
350 HAWTHORNE AVENUE, Oakland, CA 94609
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, CA has an average Medicare payment of $18,127 and a Value Score of A (81/100). Compare prices for 10 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center earns 5 stars: the highest available rating, reflecting strong outcomes across mortality, safety, and patient experience measures. The underlying CMS measures are uniformly positive — 1 mortality measures, 4 safety measures, and 2 readmission measures all rate above the federal benchmarks, with nothing rating below.
On payment metrics, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $18,127, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. The value composite — quality measures weighted against payment data — comes out to 81/100, putting Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in the upper bracket of the LakeQuality value rubric.
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The CMS payment record for Alta Bates Summit Medical Center lists 10 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC. Emergency services are available, which is the norm for acute-care hospitals and a meaningful factor for any patient choosing a facility for unplanned care.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $13,613 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $18,540 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $12,545 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $18,193 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $11,804 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $15,335 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $32,252 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $16,317 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $18,481 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $24,185 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Compares
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $18,127, 16% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 14% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Digestive, where the typical payment is $13,376 (36% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of A (81/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center has an average payment of $18,127 across 10 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 5 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center has a Value Score of A (81/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 350 HAWTHORNE AVENUE, Oakland, CA 94609. Phone: (510) 655-4000.
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