CostGrade

Desert Regional Medical Center vs Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco

The same procedures, at each hospital, with what they charge and what that care is actually paid for.

F

Desert Regional Medical Center

Palm Springs, CA

12.6x

charged per $1 actually paid

C

Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

1.7x

charged per $1 actually paid

CostGrade F C
Score out of 100 3 51
Rank in state #222 #25
Procedures priced 94 11
CMS quality stars 2/5 4/5
Ownership Proprietary Voluntary non-profit - Private

The same procedures, priced at each

Only procedures every hospital here publishes a price for, so the comparison is like for like.

Procedure Desert Regional Medica... Kaiser Foundation Hosp...
Comprehensive Observation Services $71,372 $38,890
Sepsis (severe) $270,514 $88,331
Heart Failure (severe) $178,804 $76,777
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures $57,573 $37,396
Level 3 Vascular Procedures $45,022 $27,482
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures $213,111 $80,309
Sepsis (without major complications) $157,023 $43,760
Heart Attack (severe) $205,836 $97,583
Stroke (with complications) $190,720 $76,038

Green marks the lower charge on that row.

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C

Memorial Hospital Los Banos

Los Banos, CA

2.2x — bills about $2.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

12 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
B

College Medical Center

Long Beach, CA

2.6x — bills about $2.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

14 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Proprietary