San Francisco Va Medical Center
4150 CLEMENT STREET, San Francisco, CA 94121
San Francisco Va Medical Center in San Francisco, CA has an average Medicare payment of $24,701 and a Value Score of C (57/100). Compare prices for 13 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About San Francisco Va Medical Center
San Francisco Va Medical Center 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.
Average payment per documented procedure at San Francisco Va Medical Center is $24,701 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 57/100, an above-average showing.
San Francisco Va Medical Center's ownership category — Veterans Health Administration — falls outside the three dominant categories (non-profit, for-profit, government). The CMS Hospital Compare program treats all ownership types under the same measure rubric. The CMS payment record for San Francisco Va Medical Center lists 13 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Transient Ischemia, Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy 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 |
|---|---|
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $10,556 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $13,571 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $10,894 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $35,686 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $16,876 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $67,442 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $18,605 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $9,217 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $16,211 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $65,598 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $18,873 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $20,142 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $17,445 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How San Francisco Va Medical Center Compares
San Francisco Va Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $24,701, 15% above the California state average of $21,491. That is 56% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (8% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (57/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
San Francisco Va Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
San Francisco Va Medical Center has an average payment of $24,701 across 13 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
San Francisco Va Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 4 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
San Francisco Va Medical Center has a Value Score of C (57/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Veterans Health Administration facilities like this one are acute care - veterans administration.
Yes, San Francisco Va Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 4150 CLEMENT STREET, San Francisco, CA 94121. Phone: (415) 221-4810.
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