85/100
#179 nationally
Adventist Health Delano
1401 Garces Highway, Delano, CA 93215 · (661) 725-4800
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Adventist Health Delano billed $2.22 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 2.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 10
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #1
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 88% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 94% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 79% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 67% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
89 | $42,494 | $21,435 | -35% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
45 | $15,538 | $3,366 | -20% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $10,968 | $3,980 | -46% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $38,679 | $14,949 | -11% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $23,993 | $12,400 | -39% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $37,928 | $15,001 | -19% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
17 | $14,354 | $7,094 | -59% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $55,312 | $23,149 | about average |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
12 | $5,150 | $2,339 | -56% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $23,215 | $15,836 | -52% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$55,312 | $23,149 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$38,679 | $14,949 | -11% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$37,928 | $15,001 | -19% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,538 | $3,366 | -20% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$42,494 | $21,435 | -35% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$23,993 | $12,400 | -39% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,968 | $3,980 | -46% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$23,215 | $15,836 | -52% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,354 | $7,094 | -59% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,150 | $2,339 | -56% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$23,215 | $15,836 | -52% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,968 | $3,980 | -46% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$23,993 | $12,400 | -39% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$42,494 | $21,435 | -35% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,538 | $3,366 | -20% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$37,928 | $15,001 | -19% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.