Uci Health - Fountain Valley
17100 EUCLID STREET, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Uci Health - Fountain Valley in Fountain Valley, CA has an average Medicare payment of $21,920 and a Value Score of D (43/100). Compare prices for 10 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Uci Health - Fountain Valley
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Uci Health - Fountain Valley earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 1 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 1 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 53/100.
On payment metrics, Uci Health - Fountain Valley runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $21,920, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 43/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
Uci Health - Fountain Valley 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. 10 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Uci Health - Fountain Valley. Top examples: Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator, Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement. 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 |
|---|---|
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $26,338 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $7,531 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $32,942 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $7,975 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $15,231 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $13,054 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $15,038 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $72,404 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $20,096 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $8,595 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Uci Health - Fountain Valley Compares
Uci Health - Fountain Valley has an average Medicare payment of $21,920, 2% above the California state average of $21,491. That is 38% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (18% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of D (43/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Uci Health - Fountain Valley Cost & Quality FAQ
Uci Health - Fountain Valley has an average payment of $21,920 across 10 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Uci Health - Fountain Valley has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Uci Health - Fountain Valley has a Value Score of D (43/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Uci Health - Fountain Valley offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 17100 EUCLID STREET, Fountain Valley, CA 92708. Phone: (714) 966-7200.
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