Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City
1100 VETERANS BOULEVARD, Redwood City, CA 94063
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City in Redwood City, CA has an average Medicare payment of $21,218 and a Value Score of C (63/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City earns a CMS 4-star quality rating — above-average across the federal measures CMS tracks for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The underlying CMS Hospital Compare measures are mostly favorable — the better-than-benchmark count exceeds the worse-than-benchmark count by a meaningful margin.
On payment metrics, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $21,218, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 63/100, an above-average showing.
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. 17 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City. Top examples: Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure, Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC. 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 |
|---|---|
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $20,972 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $64,950 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $20,737 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $60,642 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $31,245 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $16,266 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $7,677 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $29,077 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $10,172 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $18,216 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $7,881 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $10,677 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $16,561 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $14,319 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $12,967 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,277 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,064 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Compares
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City has an average Medicare payment of $21,218, 1% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 34% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (8% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (63/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Cost & Quality FAQ
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City has an average payment of $21,218 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City has a CMS star rating of 4 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City has a Value Score of C (63/100). 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 - Redwood City offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1100 VETERANS BOULEVARD, Redwood City, CA 94063. Phone: (650) 299-2000.
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