Mercy Hospital
2215 TRUXTUN AVENUE, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield, CA has an average Medicare payment of $22,522 and a Value Score of C (52/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Mercy Hospital
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Mercy 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.
Average payment per documented procedure at Mercy Hospital is $22,522 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. The composite value score of 52/100 puts Mercy 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. 17 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Mercy Hospital. Top examples: Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator, Renal Failure with CC. 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 |
|---|---|
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $19,982 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $21,055 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $12,638 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $18,639 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $21,148 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $17,992 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,726 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $36,553 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $15,294 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $8,738 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,483 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $22,365 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $22,883 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $11,319 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $24,255 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $28,350 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $83,452 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Mercy Hospital Compares
Mercy Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $22,522, 5% above the California state average of $21,491. That is 42% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (2% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (52/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Mercy Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Mercy Hospital has an average payment of $22,522 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Mercy Hospital has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Mercy Hospital has a Value Score of C (52/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Other facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Mercy Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 2215 TRUXTUN AVENUE, Bakersfield, CA 93301. Phone: (661) 632-5000.
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