All published prices at Palomar Medical Center Poway
50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
249 | $45,957 | $2,892 | +136% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
189 | $160,548 | $16,425 | +146% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
133 | $68,451 | $11,347 | +10% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
76 | $90,702 | $8,848 | +109% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
73 | $22,660 | $2,396 | +93% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
60 | $134,013 | $12,529 | +144% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
57 | $119,269 | $10,483 | +156% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
57 | $51,605 | $5,408 | +47% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
42 | $87,516 | $15,780 | +5% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
40 | $13,744 | $1,239 | +36% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
40 | $38,854 | $4,208 | +41% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
34 | $142,897 | $13,123 | +152% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
34 | $34,089 | $3,257 | +47% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
32 | $72,902 | $6,535 | +145% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
31 | $31,798 | $2,750 | +54% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
28 | $14,565 | $1,934 | +13% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
27 | $102,816 | $8,169 | +162% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
25 | $74,237 | $7,123 | +130% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
25 | $92,580 | $10,290 | +127% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
24 | $101,727 | $8,267 | +146% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $73,376 | $7,708 | +123% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
20 | $52,493 | $7,002 | +32% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
19 | $30,499 | $3,312 | +50% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $122,778 | $8,467 | +170% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $88,895 | $6,330 | +180% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $81,180 | $5,978 | +166% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $133,375 | $16,719 | +75% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
17 | $5,375 | $2,087 | -53% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $82,296 | $6,799 | +163% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $84,014 | $8,642 | +115% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $117,809 | $9,802 | +143% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $368,028 | $48,156 | +37% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $104,859 | $11,129 | +31% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $68,530 | $6,397 | +90% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $137,029 | $10,882 | +183% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $91,167 | $14,830 | +153% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
14 | $38,265 | $3,114 | +100% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $128,554 | $6,810 | +207% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $160,585 | $15,173 | +203% |
|
Other Factors Influencing Health Status
MS-DRG 951 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $44,375 | $6,118 | +102% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
13 | $90,815 | $10,944 | +52% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $87,926 | $6,285 | +137% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $142,166 | $15,280 | +100% |
|
Digestive Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $102,068 | $10,822 | +99% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
12 | $85,838 | $5,888 | +117% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $64,265 | $5,857 | +110% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours
MS-DRG 207 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $381,630 | $55,085 | +49% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
11 | $58,050 | $9,137 | +13% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
11 | $14,142 | $2,000 | +20% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
11 | $29,141 | $1,708 | +160% |
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.