Tri-City Medical Center
4002 VISTA WAY, Oceanside, CA 92056
Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, CA has an average Medicare payment of $14,759 and a Value Score of C (54/100). Compare prices for 15 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Tri-City Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Tri-City Medical Center earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. 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, Tri-City Medical Center is mid-pack: $14,759 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 54/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
Tri-City Medical Center 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 Tri-City Medical Center lists 15 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Renal Failure with CC, Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC, Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC. 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 |
|---|---|
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $11,977 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $14,494 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $11,251 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $16,202 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $15,501 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $15,539 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $18,904 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $7,712 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $8,178 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $35,452 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $11,500 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $8,355 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $17,842 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $9,330 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $19,147 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Tri-City Medical Center Compares
Tri-City Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $14,759, 31% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 7% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (45% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (54/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Tri-City Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Tri-City Medical Center has an average payment of $14,759 across 15 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Tri-City Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Tri-City Medical Center has a Value Score of C (54/100). 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, Tri-City Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 4002 VISTA WAY, Oceanside, CA 92056. Phone: (760) 724-8411.
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