Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
420 34TH ST, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, CA has an average Medicare payment of $18,750 and a Value Score of D (47/100). Compare prices for 16 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
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About Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Bakersfield Memorial Hospital earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 1 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 1 mortality, 0 safety, and 1 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 43/100.
Average payment per documented procedure at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital is $18,750 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. The composite value score of 47/100 puts Bakersfield Memorial Hospital in the middle of the value distribution: not a standout choice on cost-vs-quality grounds, but not poor either.
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital 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 Bakersfield Memorial Hospital lists 16 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC, Signs and Symptoms without MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $24,711 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $9,251 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $19,898 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $8,596 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $74,548 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $19,149 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $17,057 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $20,286 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $18,632 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $12,180 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $8,471 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $7,889 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,987 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $15,094 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $14,432 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $18,815 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Compares
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $18,750, 13% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 18% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (30% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of D (47/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital has an average payment of $18,750 across 16 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital has a Value Score of D (47/100). 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, Bakersfield Memorial Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 420 34TH ST, Bakersfield, CA 93301. Phone: (661) 327-1792.
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