College Medical Center
2776 PACIFIC AVENUE, Long Beach, CA 90806
College Medical Center in Long Beach, CA has an average Medicare payment of $26,686 and a Value Score of F (34/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About College Medical Center
College Medical Center carries a CMS 2-star quality rating — below the national median on the federal Hospital Compare composite. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
On payment metrics, College Medical Center runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $26,686, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. The cost-quality value composite for College Medical Center is 34/100 — below average, usually reflecting either high payments without commensurate quality or weak quality measures regardless of cost.
College Medical Center is investor-owned — a proprietary hospital, the minority ownership pattern in U.S. acute care. For-profit hospitals are more concentrated in some regions (Florida, Texas, Nevada) than others. 18 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for College Medical Center. Top examples: Renal Failure with CC, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC, Heart Failure and Shock 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 |
|---|---|
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $13,438 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $25,970 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $11,729 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $28,148 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $12,908 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $18,674 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $20,559 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $17,391 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $32,917 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $61,408 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $20,814 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $15,181 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $93,532 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $17,945 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $33,084 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $23,342 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $19,714 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $13,594 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How College Medical Center Compares
College Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $26,686, 24% above the California state average of $21,491. That is 68% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (16% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of F (34/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
College Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
College Medical Center has an average payment of $26,686 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
College Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
College Medical Center has a Value Score of F (34/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, College Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 2776 PACIFIC AVENUE, Long Beach, CA 90806. Phone: (562) 595-1911.
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