HI - Desert Medical Center
6601 White Feather Road, Joshua Tree, CA 92252 Hospital ***** CMS quality 2 of 5
92%Self-pay discount
92% off list
One of the deepest self-pay discounts published. Median across the 10,691 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average chargesCharges 8.4× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Small hospital (under 100 beds)
- Beds
- 55
- Ownership
- Government (hospital district)
- Health system
- Tenet Healthcare Corporation
- Medicare ID
- 050279
- Cost report
- FY ending 05/31/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 2 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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 | 4.3× | |
| Childbirth and delivery most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 3.7× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 23.1× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 12.6× | |
| Respiratory therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.3× | |
| Physical therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 6.3× | |
| Occupational therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.5× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 8.2× | |
| Implanted devices 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.1× | |
| Drugs given at the facility most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 14.8× | |
| Outpatient clinic visit cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.0× | |
| Emergency room visit most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 16.0× | |
| Observation stay 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.3× | |
| Inpatient room and board most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 3.8× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 4.6× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $322 cash price | $430 25% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $510 cash price | $680 25% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $36.75 cash price | $49.00 25% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $69.00 cash price | $92.00 25% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $9.75 cash price | $13.00 25% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $42.00 cash price | $56.00 25% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $143 cash price | $191 25% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $12.00 cash price | $16.00 25% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $41.25 cash price | $55.00 25% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $20.25 cash price | $27.00 25% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $1.50 cash price | $2.00 25% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $1,369 cash price | $1,825 25% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 050279, 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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