Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
751 MEDICAL CENTER COURT, Chula Vista, CA 91911
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center in Chula Vista, CA has an average Medicare payment of $24,492 and a Value Score of C (58/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center carries 4 stars: above the national median across the bundle of safety, mortality, and patient-experience measures the agency uses. The underlying CMS Hospital Compare measures are mostly favorable — the better-than-benchmark count exceeds the worse-than-benchmark count by a meaningful margin.
On payment metrics, Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $24,492, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 58/100, an above-average showing.
Sharp Chula Vista 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. The CMS payment record for Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center lists 18 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC. 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 |
|---|---|
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $14,499 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $33,965 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $33,329 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $20,758 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $44,137 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $19,902 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $5,824 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $19,714 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $17,589 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $9,984 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $11,718 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $20,315 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $13,572 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $24,981 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $69,489 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $31,890 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $28,662 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $20,525 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Compares
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $24,492, 14% above the California state average of $21,491. That is 54% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (68% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (58/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center has an average payment of $24,492 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Sharp Chula Vista 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.
Sharp Chula Vista 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, Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 751 MEDICAL CENTER COURT, Chula Vista, CA 91911. Phone: (619) 502-5800.
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