Hospital · CCN 050204
Palmdale Regional Medical Center
38600 Medical Center Drive, Palmdale, CA 93552 · Los Angeles County
Part of Universal Health Services · 157 beds · 5
Secondary flow 30% to <50% to a larger urbanized area of 50,000 and greater
38 admission types 52 outpatient services 21 Medicare-file findings
Billed per dollar paid, all admissions
10.16×
$175.8M billed against $17.3M paid across 1,030 Medicare discharges; the national figure is 5.03×.
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of adults in Los Angeles County have medical debt in collections — state bars medical debt from credit reports; the credit-bureau panel cannot see it
9.4%
uninsured in the county · state 7.5%
$86K
median household income
6.6×
billed ÷ paid, inpatient, summed over the county's hospitals in the Medicare file (73 in the inpatient or outpatient file)ⓘ
26.5%
obesity in the countyⓘ
12.6%
diagnosed diabetes (PLACES)
5.3%
coronary heart disease (PLACES)
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median age · — below poverty (ACS)
01 · Admissions
What it billed Medicare, by admission type
Average charge submitted and average total payment per discharge, 2024. Rows under 11 discharges are suppressed by CMS. The last column is the hospital's ratio against its state's for the same admission.
DRG
Admission
Discharges
Charge
Paid
Billed ÷ paid
871
Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc
195
$208,746
$19,589
10.7× st 6.2×
291
Heart failure and shock with mcc
72
$138,312
$12,963
10.7× st 6.5×
193
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with mcc
66
$129,170
$13,740
9.4× st 6.9×
177
Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc
53
$139,563
$16,665
8.4× st 6.6×
640
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with mcc
43
$124,595
$13,369
9.3× st 5.7×
280
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with mcc
38
$172,640
$17,434
9.9× st 6.6×
189
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure
34
$111,288
$12,961
8.6× st 6.7×
682
Renal failure with mcc
33
$134,921
$15,072
9.0× st 6.1×
872
Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours without mcc
25
$113,430
$10,722
10.6× st 6.1×
853
Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with mcc
24
$464,109
$45,796
10.1× st 6.2×
698
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with mcc
23
$207,130
$17,138
12.1× st 6.2×
064
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with mcc
23
$190,055
$20,354
9.3× st 7.4×
377
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with mcc
23
$191,115
$18,321
10.4× st 6.4×
314
Other circulatory system diagnoses with mcc
22
$174,682
$21,056
8.3× st 6.1×
637
Diabetes with mcc
21
$159,822
$14,260
11.2× st 6.3×
309
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with cc
20
$83,229
$8,302
10.0× st 7.2×
322
Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device without mcc
19
$181,514
$19,617
9.3× st 7.8×
683
Renal failure with cc
18
$100,557
$9,546
10.5× st 6.7×
378
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with cc
17
$140,092
$10,968
12.8× st 6.8×
065
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with cc or tpa in 24 hours
17
$122,001
$10,467
11.7× st 7.9×
641
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without mcc
16
$88,742
$8,278
10.7× st 6.3×
392
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without mcc
16
$106,847
$8,489
12.6× st 6.8×
552
Medical back problems without mcc
15
$93,340
$10,309
9.1× st 7.5×
481
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with cc
15
$223,514
$20,650
10.8× st 6.7×
690
Kidney and urinary tract infections without mcc
14
$101,446
$9,361
10.8× st 6.6×
870
Septicemia or severe sepsis with mv >96 hours
14
$789,405
$66,760
11.8× st 6.2×
699
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with cc
14
$104,801
$10,524
10.0× st 6.1×
638
Diabetes with cc
14
$102,375
$9,753
10.5× st 6.3×
470
Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without mcc
14
$239,759
$19,391
12.4× st 6.4×
391
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders with mcc
14
$123,072
$13,517
9.1× st 6.5×
175
Pulmonary embolism with mcc or acute cor pulmonale
13
$163,298
$14,563
11.2× st 7.2×
190
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with mcc
13
$105,817
$11,694
9.0× st 7.1×
208
Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hours
13
$317,408
$27,738
11.4× st 7.4×
308
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with mcc
13
$117,521
$12,761
9.2× st 6.9×
689
Kidney and urinary tract infections with mcc
13
$118,151
$18,543
6.4× st 6.3×
281
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with cc
11
$122,054
$9,472
12.9× st 7.8×
602
Cellulitis with mcc
11
$114,677
$14,141
8.1× st 5.7×
917
Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with mcc
11
$124,566
$16,480
7.6× st 6.2×
02 · Outpatient
Outpatient services
Comprehensive APCs, Medicare's outpatient payment groups: submitted charge against what Medicare allowed, per service.
APC
Service
Services
Charge
Allowed
Billed ÷ allowed
5072
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
63
$23,685
$1,950
12.1×
8011
Comprehensive Observation Services
60
$61,549
$3,249
18.9×
5183
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
49
$36,750
$3,879
9.5×
5191
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
29
$56,354
$4,013
14.0×
5302
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
26
$28,184
$2,339
12.0×
5373
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
25
$63,230
$2,424
26.1×
5375
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
24
$116,515
$6,362
18.3×
5113
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
22
$102,581
$3,980
25.8×
5374
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
21
$105,015
$4,154
25.3×
5361
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
19
$175,734
$7,094
24.8×
5114
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
19
$129,590
$8,464
15.3×
5115
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
18
$202,716
$15,341
13.2×
5192
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
18
$58,239
$6,720
8.7×
5362
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
14
$253,254
$12,010
21.1×
5341
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures
13
$116,291
$4,254
27.3×
5376
Level 6 Urology and Related Services
12
$114,517
$9,007
12.7×
5182
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
12
$16,768
$1,969
8.5×
5415
Level 5 Gynecologic Procedures
11
$114,265
$6,115
18.7×
5431
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
11
$93,739
$2,374
39.5×
5492
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
—
—
—
—
5372
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
—
—
—
—
5471
Implantation of Drug Infusion Device
—
—
—
—
5465
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5464
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5462
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5493
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
—
—
—
—
5377
Level 7 Urology and Related Services
—
—
—
—
5378
Level 8 Urology and Related Services
—
—
—
—
5414
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
—
—
—
—
5461
Level 1 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5504
Level 4 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
—
—
—
—
5416
Level 6 Gynecologic Procedures
—
—
—
—
5331
Complex GI Procedures
—
—
—
—
5165
Level 5 ENT Procedures
—
—
—
—
5164
Level 4 ENT Procedures
—
—
—
—
5155
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
—
—
—
—
5154
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
—
—
—
—
5153
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
—
—
—
—
5116
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
—
—
—
—
5112
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
—
—
—
—
5091
Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5184
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
—
—
—
—
5193
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
—
—
—
—
5313
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
—
—
—
—
5303
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
—
—
—
—
5232
Level 2 ICD and Similar Procedures
—
—
—
—
5231
Level 1 ICD and Similar Procedures
—
—
—
—
5224
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
—
—
—
—
5223
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
—
—
—
—
5222
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
—
—
—
—
5194
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
—
—
—
—
5073
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
—
—
—
—
03 · Checks
Where the Medicare rows do not agree with themselves
Service
Severity
Rule
Detail
MS-DRG 065
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $122,001 is 11.7× the total payment
MS-DRG 175
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $163,298 is 11.2× the total payment
MS-DRG 208
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $317,408 is 11.4× the total payment
MS-DRG 281
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $122,054 is 12.9× the total payment
MS-DRG 291
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $138,312 is 10.7× the total payment
MS-DRG 309
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $83,229 is 10.0× the total payment
MS-DRG 377
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $191,115 is 10.4× the total payment
MS-DRG 378
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $140,092 is 12.8× the total payment
MS-DRG 392
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $106,847 is 12.6× the total payment
MS-DRG 470
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $239,759 is 12.4× the total payment
MS-DRG 481
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $223,514 is 10.8× the total payment
MS-DRG 637
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $159,822 is 11.2× the total payment
MS-DRG 638
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $102,375 is 10.5× the total payment
MS-DRG 641
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $88,742 is 10.7× the total payment
MS-DRG 683
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $100,557 is 10.5× the total payment
MS-DRG 690
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $101,446 is 10.8× the total payment
MS-DRG 698
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $207,130 is 12.1× the total payment
MS-DRG 853
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $464,109 is 10.1× the total payment
MS-DRG 870
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $789,405 is 11.8× the total payment
MS-DRG 871
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $208,746 is 10.7× the total payment
MS-DRG 872
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $113,430 is 10.6× the total payment
Sources for this hospital
the files read, as fetched — not our copy of them- MUP_INP_RY26_P03_V10_DY24_PrvSvc.CSV · 38.0M bytes · fetched 2026-08-21 · sha256 2ab6da15be4c… · publisher's page · public domain (US federal)
- MUP_OUT_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_Prov_Svc.csv · 28.1M bytes · fetched 2026-08-21 · sha256 f293918edbf6… · publisher's page · public domain (US federal)
- chsp-hospital-linkage-2023.csv · 1.5M bytes · fetched 2026-08-21 · sha256 a86146f10c8d… · publisher's page · public; cite AHRQ Compendium of U.S. Health Systems
- 2020 ZCTA to County relationship file · US Census Bureau · 2020tab20_zcta520_county20_natl.txt · 6.8M bytes · fetched 2026-08-21 · sha256 3ed41278d637… · publisher's page · public domain (US federal)
Every figure on this page is computed from these files by pipeline/prices/; the same rows are in the API.
Source rows for this hospital as JSON: inpatient · outpatient. CMS, Medicare Inpatient and Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024.