42/100
#1,514 nationally
California Hospital Medical Center La
1401 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90015 · (213) 748-2411
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, California Hospital Medical Center La billed $4.35 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
- 4.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 17
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #58
- 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 47% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 48% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 55% 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 |
124 | $98,163 | $23,338 | +50% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
85 | $30,660 | $3,365 | +58% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
45 | $62,120 | $16,226 | +43% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
32 | $58,486 | $16,909 | +21% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
28 | $2,136 | $840 | -32% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $48,305 | $12,610 | +23% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
17 | $78,746 | $16,148 | +26% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $57,829 | $20,102 | -6% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
16 | $62,763 | $13,108 | +22% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $339,230 | $73,916 | +26% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,660 | $3,365 | +58% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$111,174 | $18,945 | +56% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$118,130 | $25,659 | +55% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$98,163 | $23,338 | +50% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$84,812 | $20,267 | +49% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$62,120 | $16,226 | +43% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$252,026 | $58,837 | +42% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$72,526 | $16,988 | +37% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,136 | $840 | -32% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$57,829 | $20,102 | -6% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$58,486 | $16,909 | +21% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$50,653 | $15,028 | +21% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$62,763 | $13,108 | +22% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$48,305 | $12,610 | +23% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$78,746 | $16,148 | +26% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$339,230 | $73,916 | +26% |
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.