Good Samaritan Hospital
901 OLIVE DRIVE, Bakersfield, CA 93308
Good Samaritan Hospital in Bakersfield, CA has an average Medicare payment of $15,908 and a Value Score of C (57/100). Compare prices for 10 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Good Samaritan Hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital does not carry an overall CMS Hospital Compare star rating — typically because the hospital is too small, too specialized, or reports too few of the underlying measures to compute the 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.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Good Samaritan Hospital is $15,908, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 57/100, an above-average showing.
Good Samaritan Hospital 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. 10 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Good Samaritan Hospital. Top examples: Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC, Signs and Symptoms without MCC. Emergency services are not offered, which is unusual for an acute-care facility — most often reflects a specialty hospital or non-traditional inpatient model.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $11,563 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $20,370 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $10,835 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $19,092 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $42,808 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $9,339 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $13,174 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $6,870 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $8,817 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $16,214 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Good Samaritan Hospital Compares
Good Samaritan Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $15,908, 26% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 0% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (9% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (57/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Good Samaritan Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Good Samaritan Hospital has an average payment of $15,908 across 10 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Good Samaritan Hospital does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Good Samaritan Hospital has a Value Score of C (57/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Good Samaritan Hospital does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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