US Health Care Costs

Palmdale Regional Medical Center

38600 Medical Center Drive, Palmdale, CA 93552 · (661) 382-5000

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$7what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$11.5Mnet income, all sources
−4.7%margin on patient care alone
$2.7Mcost of charity care (1.1% of costs)
$23.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
157beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871195$208,746$19,589
Heart failure, with major complications 29172$138,312$12,963
Pneumonia, with major complications 19366$129,170$13,740
Lung infection, with major complications 17753$139,563$16,665
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64043$124,595$13,369
Heart attack, with major complications 28038$172,640$17,434
Respiratory failure 18934$111,288$12,961
Kidney failure, with major complications 68233$134,921$15,072
Sepsis 87225$113,430$10,722
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85324$464,109$45,796
Stroke, with major complications 06423$190,055$20,354
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37723$191,115$18,321
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69823$207,130$17,138
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31422$174,682$21,056
Diabetes, with major complications 63721$159,822$14,260
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30920$83,229$8,302
Heart stent 32219$181,514$19,617
Kidney failure, with complications 68318$100,557$9,546
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06517$122,001$10,467
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37817$140,092$10,968
Stomach and digestive disorders 39216$106,847$8,489
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64116$88,742$8,278
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48115$223,514$20,650
Back problems (no surgery) 55215$93,340$10,309
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39114$123,072$13,517
Hip or knee replacement 47014$239,759$19,391
Diabetes, with complications 63814$102,375$9,753
Urinary tract infection 69014$101,446$9,361
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69914$104,801$10,524
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87014$789,405$66,760
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17513$163,298$14,563
COPD, with major complications 19013$105,817$11,694
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20813$317,408$27,738
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30813$117,521$12,761
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68913$118,151$18,543
Heart attack, with complications 28111$122,054$9,472
Cellulitis with Mcc 60211$114,677$14,141
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc 91711$124,566$16,480

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