Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
1680 EAST 120TH STREET, Los Angeles, CA 90059
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, CA has an average Medicare payment of $23,801 and a Value Score of D (48/100). Compare prices for 16 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital 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.
On payment metrics, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $23,801, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. The composite value score of 48/100 puts Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in the middle of the value distribution: not a standout choice on cost-vs-quality grounds, but not poor either.
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. The CMS payment record for Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital lists 16 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC, Signs and Symptoms without MCC, Cesarean Section without CC/MCC. Emergency services are available, which is the norm for acute-care hospitals and a meaningful factor for any patient choosing a facility for unplanned care.
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 | $20,967 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $5,711 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $8,756 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $13,376 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $30,155 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $35,547 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $14,384 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $24,855 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $10,593 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $58,039 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $22,476 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $79,354 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $16,698 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $9,732 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $19,578 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $10,589 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital Compares
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $23,801, 11% above the California state average of $21,491. That is 50% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (11% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of D (48/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital has an average payment of $23,801 across 16 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital has a Value Score of D (48/100). 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, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1680 EAST 120TH STREET, Los Angeles, CA 90059. Phone: (424) 835-6808.
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