All published prices at Kern Medical Center
27 procedures, each showing what the hospital billed, what that care was actually paid for, and how the charge compares with the national middle for the same coded work.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
61 | $55,231 | $22,053 | +53% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
50 | $15,003 | $3,300 | -23% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
48 | $74,264 | $26,786 | +14% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
41 | $21,302 | $3,843 | +11% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
35 | $21,983 | $4,203 | +6% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
29 | $8,625 | $2,294 | -27% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
26 | $37,706 | $6,238 | +37% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $35,934 | $14,607 | -3% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
22 | $36,028 | $8,623 | -10% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $24,610 | $13,098 | -17% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
19 | $13,101 | $1,903 | +30% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
19 | $34,420 | $6,625 | -5% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
19 | $38,045 | $6,956 | +8% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
17 | $13,295 | $2,456 | about average |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
17 | $30,543 | $7,060 | -11% |
|
Seizures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $35,521 | $14,346 | -13% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
16 | $62,078 | $15,835 | about average |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $35,398 | $12,512 | +16% |
|
Diabetes (with complications)
MS-DRG 638 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $21,285 | $12,967 | -38% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
14 | $20,129 | $3,426 | +14% |
|
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
MS-DRG 917 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $64,201 | $23,998 | -5% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
13 | $14,263 | $1,931 | +66% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $26,739 | $13,982 | -12% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $30,821 | $14,184 | -6% |
|
Level 4 ENT Procedures
APC 5164 · Hospital outpatient visit |
12 | $16,922 | $3,882 | -11% |
|
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
11 | $16,688 | $4,515 | -26% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
11 | $42,592 | $6,891 | +23% |
These figures are averages across this hospital's Medicare patients in the most recent federal data year. They are not a quote and not your bill. For your own case, ask the hospital for a written good-faith estimate and check its published machine-readable price file.