42/100
#1,530 nationally
Paradise Valley Hospital
2400 East 4Th St, National City, CA 91950 · (619) 470-4321
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Paradise Valley Hospital billed $3.32 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
- 3.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 26
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #60
- 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 67% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 37% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
147 | $56,909 | $16,506 | +58% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
135 | $66,336 | $21,576 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
69 | $39,725 | $14,482 | -8% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
63 | $16,972 | $2,087 | +49% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
40 | $41,786 | $14,778 | -14% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
38 | $42,315 | $13,916 | -13% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
38 | $31,019 | $13,100 | -24% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
32 | $54,462 | $18,396 | about average |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $30,564 | $15,983 | -42% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $27,136 | $9,367 | -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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,898 | $1,969 | +202% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,234 | $2,865 | +174% |
|
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
MS-DRG 917 · Inpatient stay |
$130,383 | $23,316 | +92% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$56,909 | $16,506 | +58% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,972 | $2,087 | +49% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$82,844 | $18,507 | +35% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$339,415 | $74,801 | +26% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$212,138 | $55,018 | +19% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 074 · Inpatient stay |
$24,553 | $11,776 | -48% |
|
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 073 · Inpatient stay |
$34,571 | $16,937 | -47% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$30,564 | $15,983 | -42% |
|
Digestive Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay |
$32,005 | $14,492 | -38% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,442 | $3,365 | -36% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$23,136 | $9,207 | -28% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$31,019 | $13,100 | -24% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$23,878 | $9,216 | -20% |
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.