Palmdale Regional Medical Center
38600 Medical Center Drive, Palmdale, CA 93551 Hospital ***** CMS quality 3 of 5
60%Self-pay discount
60% off list
A better than average self-pay discount. Median across the 7,830 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 14.6× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 157
- Ownership
- For-profit (corporation)
- Health system
- Uhs of Delaware INC
- Medicare ID
- 050204
- Cost report
- FY ending 12/31/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 3 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, 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) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 20.0× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 12.2× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 9.2× | |
| Respiratory therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.5× | |
| Physical therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 8.6× | |
| Occupational therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 12.6× | |
| Speech therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 7.4× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 24.7× | |
| Implanted devices most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.8× | |
| Drugs given at the facility most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 8.5× | |
| Dialysis most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 8.1× | |
| Emergency room visit most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 25.9× | |
| Observation stay most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 10.2× | |
| Inpatient room and board most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 6.1× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 6.6× |
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 | $154 cash price | $384 60% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $227 cash price | $568 60% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $126 cash price | $316 60% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $340 cash price | $850 60% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $125 cash price | $312 60% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $28.00 cash price | $70.00 60% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $86.40 cash price | $216 60% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $180 cash price | $451 60% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $107 cash price | $267 60% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $876 cash price | $2,190 60% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $220 cash price | $550 60% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $438 cash price | $1,095 60% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 050204, 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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