61/100
#918 nationally
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital
7901 Walker Street, La Palma, CA 90623 · (714) 670-7400
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, La Palma Intercommunity Hospital billed $3.18 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
- 3.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 22
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #12
- 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 68% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 59% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 58% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 56% 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 |
197 | $65,296 | $19,776 | about average |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
60 | $27,319 | $13,091 | -44% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
38 | $29,094 | $8,112 | -5% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
35 | $36,597 | $13,114 | -16% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
28 | $38,634 | $10,394 | about average |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
26 | $59,785 | $13,454 | +28% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
25 | $39,494 | $13,251 | -25% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $35,040 | $15,805 | -43% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $68,097 | $16,277 | +24% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $28,781 | $8,216 | -11% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$59,785 | $13,454 | +28% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$68,097 | $16,277 | +24% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$57,109 | $12,755 | +18% |
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
MS-DRG 394 · Inpatient stay |
$43,434 | $9,662 | +12% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,980 | $1,993 | +9% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$65,296 | $19,776 | about average |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$30,328 | $9,203 | about average |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$38,634 | $10,394 | about average |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 070 · Inpatient stay |
$31,358 | $15,955 | -53% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$27,319 | $13,091 | -44% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$35,040 | $15,805 | -43% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$36,824 | $16,207 | -35% |
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 071 · Inpatient stay |
$28,884 | $10,338 | -35% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$27,819 | $12,186 | -32% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$23,883 | $9,349 | -28% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$39,494 | $13,251 | -25% |
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.