Ucsf Medical Center
505 PARNASSUS AVE, BOX 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143
Ucsf Medical Center in San Francisco, CA has an average Medicare payment of $18,674 and a Value Score of A (82/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Ucsf Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Ucsf Medical Center earns 5 stars: the highest available rating, reflecting strong outcomes across mortality, safety, and patient experience measures. The underlying CMS Hospital Compare measures are mostly favorable — the better-than-benchmark count exceeds the worse-than-benchmark count by a meaningful margin.
Average payment per documented procedure at Ucsf Medical Center is $18,674 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. The value composite — quality measures weighted against payment data — comes out to 82/100, putting Ucsf Medical Center in the upper bracket of the LakeQuality value rubric.
Ucsf Medical Center is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. 17 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Ucsf Medical Center. Top examples: Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC, Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours. 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 |
|---|---|
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $27,544 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $17,398 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $53,420 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $7,863 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $16,845 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $11,611 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $21,094 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $19,720 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $25,134 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $15,504 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $14,347 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $7,423 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $16,479 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $6,601 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $32,704 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $5,236 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $18,530 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Ucsf Medical Center Compares
Ucsf Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $18,674, 13% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 18% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (19% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of A (82/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Ucsf Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Ucsf Medical Center has an average payment of $18,674 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Ucsf Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 5 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Ucsf Medical Center has a Value Score of A (82/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Other facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Ucsf Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 505 PARNASSUS AVE, BOX 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143. Phone: (415) 353-2733.
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