Heritage Oaks Hospital
4250 AUBURN BLVD, Sacramento, CA 95841
Heritage Oaks Hospital in Sacramento, CA has an average Medicare payment of $24,524 and a Value Score of D (42/100). Compare prices for 16 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Heritage Oaks Hospital
Heritage Oaks 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. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 50/100.
On payment metrics, Heritage Oaks Hospital runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $24,524, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 42/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
Heritage Oaks 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. The CMS payment record for Heritage Oaks Hospital lists 16 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC, Cellulitis with MCC, Signs and Symptoms without MCC. 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 |
|---|---|
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $18,617 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $20,741 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $8,678 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $9,795 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $7,718 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $14,317 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $19,053 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $26,922 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $18,623 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $43,271 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $8,427 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $96,673 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $45,554 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $10,960 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $21,017 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $22,017 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Heritage Oaks Hospital Compares
Heritage Oaks Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $24,524, 14% above the California state average of $21,491. That is 54% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (9% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of D (42/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Heritage Oaks Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Heritage Oaks Hospital has an average payment of $24,524 across 16 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Heritage Oaks 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.
Heritage Oaks Hospital has a Value Score of D (42/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are psychiatric.
Yes, Heritage Oaks Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 4250 AUBURN BLVD, Sacramento, CA 95841. Phone: (916) 489-3336.
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