L A Downtown Medical Center
1711 WEST TEMPLE STREET, Los Angeles, CA 90026
L A Downtown Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA has an average Medicare payment of $18,600 and a Value Score of D (47/100). Compare prices for 8 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About L A Downtown Medical Center
L A Downtown Medical Center carries a CMS 2-star quality rating — below the national median on the federal Hospital Compare composite. The CMS Hospital Compare measure bundle skews toward worse-than-benchmark performance, with the readmission and mortality measures driving most of the gap.
On payment metrics, L A Downtown Medical Center runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $18,600, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. The composite value score of 47/100 puts L A Downtown Medical Center in the middle of the value distribution: not a standout choice on cost-vs-quality grounds, but not poor either.
L A Downtown Medical Center is investor-owned — a proprietary hospital, the minority ownership pattern in U.S. acute care. For-profit hospitals are more concentrated in some regions (Florida, Texas, Nevada) than others. The CMS payment record for L A Downtown Medical Center lists 8 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Signs and Symptoms without MCC, Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC, Syncope and Collapse. Emergency services are not offered, which is unusual for an acute-care facility — most often reflects a specialty hospital or non-traditional inpatient model.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $10,387 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $12,694 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $9,083 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $15,241 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $32,008 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $17,602 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $39,342 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $12,442 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How L A Downtown Medical Center Compares
L A Downtown Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $18,600, 13% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 17% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (28% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of D (47/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
L A Downtown Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
L A Downtown Medical Center has an average payment of $18,600 across 8 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
L A Downtown Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
L A Downtown Medical Center has a Value Score of D (47/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
L A Downtown Medical Center does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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