30/100
#1,888 nationally
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
9080 Colima Rd, Whittier, CA 90605 · (562) 945-3561
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Whittier Hospital Medical Center billed $5.49 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
- 5.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 26
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #107
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 27% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 38% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 24% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 42% 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 |
149 | $120,419 | $20,208 | +85% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
66 | $26,468 | $3,328 | +36% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
51 | $70,892 | $13,300 | +63% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
33 | $48,997 | $8,639 | +60% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
31 | $87,086 | $13,831 | +87% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
30 | $93,302 | $16,505 | +70% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $64,660 | $11,567 | +55% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $51,350 | $13,640 | +6% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $37,484 | $9,332 | +23% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
20 | $18,381 | $1,993 | +82% |
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 |
$87,086 | $13,831 | +87% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$72,454 | $11,158 | +85% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$120,419 | $20,208 | +85% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,381 | $1,993 | +82% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$93,302 | $16,505 | +70% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$69,216 | $10,708 | +68% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$70,892 | $13,300 | +63% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$48,997 | $8,639 | +60% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 071 · Inpatient stay |
$39,423 | $11,355 | -11% |
|
Seizures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay |
$41,724 | $9,785 | about average |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$64,933 | $13,704 | +6% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$51,350 | $13,640 | +6% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$44,995 | $12,415 | +10% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$69,451 | $15,628 | +22% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$37,484 | $9,332 | +23% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$59,772 | $13,180 | +23% |
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.