Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek
1425 S MAIN STREET, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, CA has an average Medicare payment of $19,811 and a Value Score of C (56/100). Compare prices for 11 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek holds a CMS 3-star quality rating — the middle of the federal scale, indicating performance close to the national average. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 1 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 58/100.
On payment metrics, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $19,811, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 56/100, an above-average showing.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The CMS payment record for Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek lists 11 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC, Cellulitis 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 |
|---|---|
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $16,655 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $15,072 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $14,783 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $13,399 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $66,166 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $10,026 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $16,563 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $20,790 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $12,479 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $17,692 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $14,300 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Compares
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek has an average Medicare payment of $19,811, 8% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 25% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (36% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (56/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Cost & Quality FAQ
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek has an average payment of $19,811 across 11 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek has a Value Score of C (56/100). 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 - Walnut Creek offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1425 S MAIN STREET, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Phone: (925) 295-4000.
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