28/100
#1,946 nationally
West Valley Medical Center
1717 Arlington Street, Caldwell, ID 83605 · (208) 459-4641
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, West Valley Medical Center billed $7.93 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
- 7.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 24
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in ID
- #13
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- 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 51% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 14% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 19% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 13% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
123 | $15,628 | $2,084 | +33% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
78 | $54,000 | $14,218 | -17% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
76 | $26,181 | $2,438 | +35% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
63 | $103,795 | $11,828 | +66% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
49 | $46,487 | $11,937 | +29% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
38 | $53,809 | $5,084 | +53% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
36 | $24,696 | $2,913 | +21% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
35 | $63,828 | $6,438 | +60% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
30 | $49,747 | $10,482 | +15% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
25 | $341,038 | $21,319 | +157% |
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 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$70,953 | $4,656 | +158% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$341,038 | $21,319 | +157% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$202,080 | $15,847 | +143% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$47,788 | $3,659 | +131% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,859 | $2,868 | +103% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$48,724 | $2,937 | +93% |
|
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$46,676 | $4,704 | +92% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$103,795 | $11,828 | +66% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$54,000 | $14,218 | -17% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$46,237 | $12,447 | -13% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$42,521 | $10,807 | -12% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$37,288 | $8,950 | -5% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,095 | $2,557 | +14% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$49,747 | $10,482 | +15% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,696 | $2,913 | +21% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,894 | $1,738 | +22% |
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.