Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
1081 NORTH CHINA LAKE BLVD, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital in Ridgecrest, CA has an average Medicare payment of $18,656 and a Value Score of C (52/100). Compare prices for 15 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital does not carry an overall CMS Hospital Compare star rating — typically because the hospital is too small, too specialized, or reports too few of the underlying measures to compute the composite. 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 Ridgecrest Regional Hospital is $18,656 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. The composite value score of 52/100 puts Ridgecrest Regional Hospital in the middle of the value distribution: not a standout choice on cost-vs-quality grounds, but not poor either.
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The CMS payment record for Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lists 15 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC, Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC, Transient Ischemia. 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 |
|---|---|
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $12,923 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $23,125 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $9,188 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $10,308 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $22,485 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $12,934 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $18,718 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $31,055 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $50,879 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $14,851 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $38,314 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,438 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $8,972 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $8,757 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $9,896 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Compares
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $18,656, 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 Neurological, where the typical payment is $10,855 (72% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (52/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital has an average payment of $18,656 across 15 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Ridgecrest Regional 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 - Private facilities like this one are critical access hospitals.
Yes, Ridgecrest Regional Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1081 NORTH CHINA LAKE BLVD, Ridgecrest, CA 93555. Phone: (760) 446-3551.
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