Palomar Medical Center Poway
15615 POMERADO ROAD, Poway, CA 92064
Palomar Medical Center Poway in Poway, CA has an average Medicare payment of $16,140 and a Value Score of B (70/100). Compare prices for 10 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Palomar Medical Center Poway
Palomar Medical Center Poway earns a CMS 4-star quality rating — above-average across the federal measures CMS tracks for U.S. acute-care hospitals. 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, Palomar Medical Center Poway is mid-pack: $16,140 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Palomar Medical Center Poway's value rating (70/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Palomar Medical Center Poway 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. The CMS payment record for Palomar Medical Center Poway lists 10 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent, GI Hemorrhage with MCC, Heart Failure and Shock 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 |
|---|---|
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $26,364 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $17,949 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $6,650 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $14,461 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $11,458 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $10,037 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $20,775 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $19,625 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $12,731 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $21,352 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Palomar Medical Center Poway Compares
Palomar Medical Center Poway has an average Medicare payment of $16,140, 25% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 2% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (11% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (70/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Palomar Medical Center Poway Cost & Quality FAQ
Palomar Medical Center Poway has an average payment of $16,140 across 10 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Palomar Medical Center Poway has a CMS star rating of 4 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Palomar Medical Center Poway has a Value Score of B (70/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Government - Hospital District or Authority facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Palomar Medical Center Poway offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 15615 POMERADO ROAD, Poway, CA 92064. Phone: (858) 485-6511.
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