Kaweah Health Medical Center
400 W MINERAL KING AVE, Visalia, CA 93291
Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, CA has an average Medicare payment of $14,934 and a Value Score of C (63/100). Compare prices for 8 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Kaweah Health Medical Center
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Kaweah Health Medical Center at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Cost-wise, Kaweah Health Medical Center is mid-pack: $14,934 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Kaweah Health Medical Center's value rating (63/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Kaweah Health Medical Center is a government-owned hospital — typically county, hospital district, or federal (VA, military, Indian Health Service). Government hospitals have a distinct mission profile, often serving safety-net populations or specific veteran or tribal communities. The CMS payment record for Kaweah Health Medical Center lists 8 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator. 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 |
|---|---|
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $17,201 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $9,613 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $19,507 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $8,543 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $17,137 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $9,009 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $11,222 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $27,242 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Kaweah Health Medical Center Compares
Kaweah Health Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $14,934, 31% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 6% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (35% 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.
Kaweah Health Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Kaweah Health Medical Center has an average payment of $14,934 across 8 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Kaweah Health Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Kaweah Health Medical Center has a Value Score of C (63/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Government - Hospital District or Authority facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Kaweah Health Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 400 W MINERAL KING AVE, Visalia, CA 93291. Phone: (559) 624-2000.
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