Palmdale Regional Medical Center
38600 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE, Palmdale, CA 93552
Palmdale Regional Medical Center in Palmdale, CA has an average Medicare payment of $18,746 and a Value Score of C (58/100). Compare prices for 8 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Palmdale Regional Medical Center
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Palmdale Regional Medical Center at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. Outcome measures lean positive: 0 mortality, 1 safety, and 1 readmission measures rate better than the federal benchmark, with a small number rating worse.
On payment metrics, Palmdale Regional Medical Center runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $18,746, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. Palmdale Regional Medical Center's value rating (58/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Palmdale Regional 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. 8 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Palmdale Regional Medical Center. Top examples: Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC. 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 |
|---|---|
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $14,566 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $24,983 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $18,593 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $28,941 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $8,894 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $16,316 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $13,962 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $23,711 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Palmdale Regional Medical Center Compares
Palmdale Regional Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $18,746, 13% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 18% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (18% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (58/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Palmdale Regional Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Palmdale Regional Medical Center has an average payment of $18,746 across 8 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Palmdale Regional 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.
Palmdale Regional Medical Center has a Value Score of C (58/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Palmdale Regional Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 38600 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE, Palmdale, CA 93552. Phone: (661) 382-5000.
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