41/100
#1,563 nationally
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario
9961 Sierra Ave, Fontana, CA 92335 · (909) 427-5000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario billed $3.75 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
- 3.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 27
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #63
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 63% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 37% 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 |
138 | $96,068 | $25,969 | +47% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
125 | $34,938 | $3,279 | +80% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
42 | $72,247 | $19,122 | +49% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
38 | $43,564 | $21,664 | +11% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
36 | $52,577 | $16,157 | +21% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
26 | $33,970 | $3,843 | +78% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $107,173 | $37,237 | +40% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $54,535 | $15,472 | +17% |
|
Diabetes (with complications)
MS-DRG 638 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $53,021 | $14,786 | +53% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
20 | $13,654 | $1,643 | +35% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$108,629 | $28,926 | +97% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,938 | $3,279 | +80% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,970 | $3,843 | +78% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$46,428 | $6,016 | +69% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$115,320 | $38,437 | +62% |
|
Diabetes (with complications)
MS-DRG 638 · Inpatient stay |
$53,021 | $14,786 | +53% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$94,011 | $30,265 | +53% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$72,247 | $19,122 | +49% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,700 | $6,046 | -37% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,090 | $2,661 | -6% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$31,988 | $16,141 | about average |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,845 | $3,516 | +6% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$122,839 | $30,226 | +8% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$43,564 | $21,664 | +11% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$199,503 | $64,982 | +12% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$302,878 | $73,168 | +13% |
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.