34/100
#1,770 nationally
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La
6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034 · (213) 857-2201
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La billed $4.43 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
- 4.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 10
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #92
- 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 51% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 27% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 24% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 25% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
156 | $32,038 | $3,267 | +65% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
120 | $103,736 | $23,707 | +59% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $54,363 | $16,824 | +25% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $345,567 | $110,696 | +94% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $61,799 | $11,294 | +58% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
17 | $19,998 | $3,843 | +5% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $57,824 | $13,325 | +27% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $102,883 | $16,766 | +87% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
13 | $25,112 | $6,891 | -27% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
12 | $10,135 | $1,955 | about average |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$345,567 | $110,696 | +94% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$102,883 | $16,766 | +87% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,038 | $3,267 | +65% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$103,736 | $23,707 | +59% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$61,799 | $11,294 | +58% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$57,824 | $13,325 | +27% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$54,363 | $16,824 | +25% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,998 | $3,843 | +5% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,112 | $6,891 | -27% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,135 | $1,955 | about average |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,998 | $3,843 | +5% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$54,363 | $16,824 | +25% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$57,824 | $13,325 | +27% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$61,799 | $11,294 | +58% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$103,736 | $23,707 | +59% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,038 | $3,267 | +65% |
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.