Banner Lassen Medical Center
1800 SPRING RIDGE DRIVE, Susanville, CA 96130
Banner Lassen Medical Center in Susanville, CA has an average Medicare payment of $20,735 and a Value Score of C (52/100). Compare prices for 10 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Banner Lassen Medical Center
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Banner Lassen Medical Center at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Average payment per documented procedure at Banner Lassen Medical Center is $20,735 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. The composite value score of 52/100 puts Banner Lassen Medical Center in the middle of the value distribution: not a standout choice on cost-vs-quality grounds, but not poor either.
Ownership is non-profit, the dominant pattern in U.S. acute care. Non-profit hospitals generally reinvest operating margins rather than distribute them; the federal CMS measure set treats them identically to other ownership categories for reporting purposes. The CMS payment record for Banner Lassen Medical Center lists 10 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Cellulitis with MCC, Transient Ischemia, Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses. 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 |
|---|---|
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $15,855 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $8,860 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $7,168 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $40,768 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $17,240 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $11,495 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $9,000 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $18,633 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $18,479 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $59,848 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Banner Lassen Medical Center Compares
Banner Lassen Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $20,735, 4% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 31% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Infectious, where the typical payment is $13,772 (51% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (52/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Banner Lassen Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Banner Lassen Medical Center has an average payment of $20,735 across 10 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Banner Lassen Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Banner Lassen Medical Center has a Value Score of C (52/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are critical access hospitals.
Yes, Banner Lassen Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1800 SPRING RIDGE DRIVE, Susanville, CA 96130. Phone: (530) 252-2000.
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