Kern Valley Healthcare District
6412 LAUREL AVE, Lake Isabella, CA 93240
Kern Valley Healthcare District in Lake Isabella, CA has an average Medicare payment of $17,886 and a Value Score of C (53/100). Compare prices for 12 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Kern Valley Healthcare District
Kern Valley Healthcare District 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. 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, Kern Valley Healthcare District is mid-pack: $17,886 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. The composite value score of 53/100 puts Kern Valley Healthcare District in the middle of the value distribution: not a standout choice on cost-vs-quality grounds, but not poor either.
Kern Valley Healthcare District 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. 12 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Kern Valley Healthcare District. Top examples: Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC, Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent, Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without 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 | $12,959 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $29,485 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $9,884 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $23,459 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $48,732 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $9,195 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $10,454 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $15,577 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $13,605 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $14,361 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $13,062 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $13,854 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Kern Valley Healthcare District Compares
Kern Valley Healthcare District has an average Medicare payment of $17,886, 17% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 13% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Digestive, where the typical payment is $13,376 (34% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (53/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Kern Valley Healthcare District Cost & Quality FAQ
Kern Valley Healthcare District has an average payment of $17,886 across 12 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Kern Valley Healthcare District does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Kern Valley Healthcare District has a Value Score of C (53/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Government - Hospital District or Authority facilities like this one are critical access hospitals.
Yes, Kern Valley Healthcare District offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 6412 LAUREL AVE, Lake Isabella, CA 93240. Phone: (760) 379-2681.
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