25/100
#2,044 nationally
Ventura County Medical Center
300 Hillmont Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003 · (805) 652-6075
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ventura County Medical Center billed $6.03 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
- 6.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 45
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #143
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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 20% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 58% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 11% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% 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 |
155 | $29,471 | $3,344 | +52% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
153 | $124,027 | $22,689 | +90% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
89 | $141,646 | $19,888 | +293% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
51 | $87,035 | $12,667 | +122% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $30,463 | $7,094 | -13% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
41 | $6,054 | $1,993 | -40% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
33 | $84,569 | $15,022 | +95% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
33 | $93,453 | $22,004 | +17% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
31 | $71,721 | $13,497 | +71% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
30 | $85,735 | $10,829 | +188% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$172,228 | $24,373 | +370% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$141,646 | $19,888 | +293% |
|
Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without
MS-DRG 563 · Inpatient stay |
$111,662 | $11,712 | +204% |
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major
MS-DRG 897 · Inpatient stay |
$96,815 | $13,231 | +197% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$85,735 | $10,829 | +188% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 083 · Inpatient stay |
$157,622 | $17,568 | +163% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$80,094 | $11,662 | +163% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$102,297 | $14,809 | +151% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,054 | $1,993 | -40% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,403 | $2,233 | -37% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,645 | $3,452 | -36% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$46,956 | $13,503 | -31% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,463 | $7,094 | -13% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,282 | $8,792 | -6% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,134 | $4,286 | about average |
|
Level 5 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5415 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,786 | $6,115 | about average |
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.