Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond
275 WEST MACARTHUR BOULEVARD, Oakland, CA 94611
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond in Oakland, CA has an average Medicare payment of $19,433 and a Value Score of D (48/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. 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, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $19,433, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. The composite value score of 48/100 puts Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond in the middle of the value distribution: not a standout choice on cost-vs-quality grounds, but not poor either.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. 18 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond. Top examples: Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator, Signs and Symptoms without MCC, Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/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 |
|---|---|
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $18,603 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $9,174 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $18,095 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $15,467 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $11,314 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $9,741 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $19,766 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,805 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $30,425 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $17,918 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $14,546 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $64,145 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $15,489 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $14,260 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $34,860 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $18,016 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $10,924 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $16,238 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Compares
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond has an average Medicare payment of $19,433, 10% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 22% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (28% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of D (48/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Cost & Quality FAQ
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond has an average payment of $19,433 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond has a Value Score of D (48/100). 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, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 275 WEST MACARTHUR BOULEVARD, Oakland, CA 94611. Phone: (510) 752-1000.
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