El Centro Regional Medical Center
1415 Ross Avenue, El Centro, CA 92243 Hospital ***** CMS quality 1 of 5
30%Self-pay discount
30% off list
A typical self-pay discount. Median across the 1,706 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average chargesCharges 4.8× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 161
- Ownership
- Government
- Medicare ID
- 050045
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 1 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- El Centro, CA
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.1× | |
| Post-surgery recovery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.5× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 12.5× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.2× | |
| Respiratory therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.1× | |
| Physical therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.7× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 19.6× | |
| EEG brain monitoring cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.3× | |
| Implanted devices 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.7× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.8× | |
| Dialysis 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.4× | |
| Outpatient clinic visit most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.0× | |
| Emergency room visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.5× | |
| Observation stay 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 1.9× | |
| Inpatient room and board 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.2× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.4× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $52.61 cash price | $75.16 30% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $77.86 cash price | $111 30% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $104 cash price | $148 30% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $1,375 cash price | $1,965 30% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $24.22 cash price | $34.60 30% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $39.38 cash price | $56.25 30% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $4.73 cash price | $6.76 30% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $69.06 cash price | $98.66 30% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $104 cash price | $148 30% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $201 cash price | $288 30% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 050045, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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