Hospital Profile Acute Care Hospitals Proprietary

Palmdale Regional Medical Center

38600 MEDICAL CENTER DR, Palmdale, CA 93552

CMS Overall Rating ★★★☆☆

How this hospital's prices compare 87 procedures scored

0.9×

the fair BaseRate, typically

below the fair price

Across 87 shoppable procedures, Palmdale Regional Medical Center typically charges below the fair BaseRate — a relatively affordable hospital. 12 of them run 30%+ above the fair BaseRate.

Where it's most above the fair price

Psychological testing evaluation fair $143 → $592 4.1×
Colonoscopy (diagnostic) fair $1,402 → $2,767 2.0×
Cataract surgery with lens implant fair $3,705 → $6,013 1.6×

How we calculate the BaseRate →

Palmdale Regional Medical Center publishes prices for 106 shoppable procedures in Palmdale, CA. It's classified by CMS as Acute Care Hospitals (Proprietary). CMS rates it 3/5 stars, and 68% of patients would recommend it.

Facility Overview

Setting: urban Bed Count: 157 Beds Teaching Status: Teaching Hospital Annual Discharges: 8,784

Patient Experience

Recommendation Rate: 68% High Patient Rating: 70% ER Wait Time (Med): 140 min Readmission Rate: same

Pricing & Transparency

Procedures Mapped: 106 codes Typical vs Fair BaseRate: 0.9× Price File In Index: Yes MRF Version: 3.0.0

Prices at Palmdale Regional Medical Center

Every shoppable procedure, ranked by how far its price sits above the fair BaseRate. Fair BaseRate is the modeled typical charge; vs Fair is how many times higher this hospital's price is.

Search Procedures & Codes

Procedure & Code	Cash Price	This Hospital	Fair BaseRate	vs Fair
Psychological testing evaluation CPT Code: `96136`	—	$592	$143	4.1×
Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: `45378`	—	$2,767	$1,402	2.0×
Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: `66984`	—	$6,013	$3,705	1.6×
Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: `45380`	—	$2,767	$1,850	1.5×
CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: `72131`	$2,201	$261	$179	1.5×
CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: `72125`	$3,115	$263	$180	1.5×
Orthotic fitting and training CPT Code: `97760`	$135	$94	$65	1.4×
CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: `71250`	$1,910	$261	$182	1.4×
Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: `G0260`	$1,193	$1,721	$1,228	1.4×
CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: `72192`	$1,891	$241	$178	1.4×
Prosthetic fitting and training CPT Code: `97761`	$113	$73	$56	1.3×
CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: `70486`	$2,405	$225	$180	1.2×
MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: `70553`	$3,557	$685	$562	1.2×
CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: `70470`	$3,863	$330	$281	1.2×
Psychological testing by technician CPT Code: `96138`	—	$592	$513	1.2×
CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: `70450`	$2,582	$200	$173	1.2×
MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: `72148`	$3,051	$412	$371	1.1×
Blood test, hemoglobin CPT Code: `85018`	$32	$3	$3	1.0×
MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: `70551`	$2,656	$385	$377	1.0×
Hepatitis B immune globulin HCPCS Code: `90371`	$558	$182	$182	1.0×
Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: `90375`	$519	$361	$363	1.0×
Typhoid vaccine HCPCS Code: `90675`	$300	$408	$414	1.0×
Blood transfusion CPT Code: `36430`	$1,277	$685	$697	1.0×
Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `322`	—	$19,547	$20,102	1.0×
Flu vaccine (high dose) HCPCS Code: `90656`	$66	$29	$30	1.0×
MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: `73721`	$3,072	$392	$411	1.0×
Blood test, amylase CPT Code: `82150`	$124	$8	$9	0.9×
Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `451`	—	$33,342	$35,749	0.9×
Hepatitis B vaccine HCPCS Code: `90744`	$145	$39	$42	0.9×
Speech therapy (group session) CPT Code: `92508`	$121	$32	$35	0.9×
Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `871`	—	$21,199	$22,976	0.9×
Blood test, vitamin B12 CPT Code: `82607`	$187	$18	$20	0.9×
Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `470`	—	$20,372	$22,552	0.9×
Pneumococcal vaccine HCPCS Code: `90732`	$129	$151	$169	0.9×
Blood test, PSA (prostate screen) CPT Code: `84153`	$11	$22	$25	0.9×
Hepatitis C antibody test CPT Code: `86803`	$214	$17	$19	0.9×
Blood test, magnesium CPT Code: `83735`	$130	$8	$9	0.9×
Blood test, lipase CPT Code: `83690`	$250	$8	$9	0.9×
Blood test, complete blood count (CBC) CPT Code: `85025`	$355	$9	$10	0.9×
CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: `70460`	$4,058	$247	$280	0.9×
Culture, bacterial CPT Code: `87070`	$19	$10	$11	0.9×
Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c) CPT Code: `83036`	$166	$11	$12	0.9×
Physical therapy (manual therapy) CPT Code: `97140`	$161	$34	$39	0.9×
Blood test, clotting time (PTT) CPT Code: `85730`	$142	$7	$8	0.9×
Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `392`	—	$8,431	$9,678	0.9×
Blood test, thyroid (TSH) CPT Code: `84443`	$115	$20	$23	0.9×
Culture, blood CPT Code: `87040`	$334	$12	$14	0.8×
Blood test, liver function panel CPT Code: `80076`	$545	$9	$11	0.8×
Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney) CPT Code: `84520`	$153	$4	$5	0.8×
Blood test, glucose (blood sugar) CPT Code: `82947`	$56	$4	$5	0.8×
Blood test, comprehensive metabolic panel CPT Code: `80053`	$370	$12	$14	0.8×
Blood test, potassium CPT Code: `84132`	$154	$5	$6	0.8×
Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) CPT Code: `82728`	$87	$15	$18	0.8×
Blood test, sodium CPT Code: `84295`	$155	$5	$6	0.8×
Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy) CPT Code: `81001`	$349	$3	$4	0.8×
DTaP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) HCPCS Code: `90700`	$155	$33	$41	0.8×
Blood test, clotting time (PT/INR) CPT Code: `85610`	$278	$4	$5	0.8×
Blood test, basic metabolic panel CPT Code: `80048`	$306	$9	$12	0.8×
Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel) CPT Code: `80061`	$250	$14	$18	0.8×
Blood test, creatinine (kidney) CPT Code: `82565`	$156	$5	$6	0.8×
Blood test, calcium CPT Code: `82310`	$35	$5	$7	0.8×
Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: `29881`	—	$3,833	$5,087	0.8×
Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) HCPCS Code: `90715`	$188	$47	$64	0.7×
Bunion correction surgery CPT Code: `28296`	—	$3,162	$4,296	0.7×
Blood test, vitamin D CPT Code: `82306`	$70	$28	$39	0.7×
Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine HCPCS Code: `90716`	$305	$178	$248	0.7×
MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) HCPCS Code: `90707`	$206	$91	$133	0.7×
Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: `93970`	$1,224	$233	$342	0.7×
Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: `76700`	$1,092	$99	$158	0.6×
Vaginal delivery (full package) CPT Code: `59400`	—	$2,563	$4,132	0.6×
C-section delivery (full package) CPT Code: `59510`	—	$2,930	$4,898	0.6×
CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: `74177`	$4,909	$309	$518	0.6×
X-ray, hip CPT Code: `73502`	$467	$64	$122	0.5×
Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: `76856`	$849	$81	$158	0.5×
CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: `74176`	$4,812	$178	$348	0.5×
Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: `76536`	$789	$75	$158	0.5×
Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: `76705`	$805	$72	$154	0.5×
Speech therapy (language evaluation) CPT Code: `92507`	$372	$45	$97	0.5×
Physical therapy (neuromuscular re-education) CPT Code: `97112`	$161	$19	$42	0.4×
Physical therapy (gait training) CPT Code: `97116`	$123	$17	$38	0.4×
Physical therapy (therapeutic exercise) CPT Code: `97110`	$154	$17	$40	0.4×
Physical therapy (functional capacity test) CPT Code: `97750`	$111	$18	$44	0.4×
X-ray, lower back CPT Code: `72110`	$774	$58	$154	0.4×
Occupational therapy (therapeutic activities) CPT Code: `97530`	$172	$17	$45	0.4×
Blood antibody screen CPT Code: `86850`	$131	$8	$60	0.1×
X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: `72170`	$321	$27	$149	unverified
X-ray, chest (single view) CPT Code: `71045`	$355	$26	$122	unverified
Prostate cancer screening (blood test) HCPCS Code: `G0103`	$154	—	$25	—
X-ray, shoulder CPT Code: `73030`	$478	$31	$120	unverified
Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) CPT Code: `93005`	$381	$29	$81	unverified
Hospital observation (per hour) HCPCS Code: `G0378`	$225	—	—	—
Pneumonia vaccine injection HCPCS Code: `G0009`	$98	—	—	—
Colorectal cancer screening HCPCS Code: `G0010`	$102	—	—	—
Total hip replacement CPT Code: `27130`	—	$3,833	$17,256	unverified
Drug screening test HCPCS Code: `G0480`	$6	—	$134	—
X-ray, ankle CPT Code: `73610`	$467	$31	$122	unverified
Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: `94640`	$614	—	$270	unverified
Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: `93306`	$2,653	$245	$765	unverified
Flu vaccine injection HCPCS Code: `G0008`	$91	—	—	—
X-ray, hand CPT Code: `73130`	$421	$31	$121	unverified
X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: `72040`	$453	$31	$122	unverified
X-ray, chest (two views) CPT Code: `71046`	$647	$33	$116	unverified
Occupational therapy (self-care training) CPT Code: `97535`	$172	—	$35	unverified
X-ray, foot CPT Code: `73630`	$441	$29	$117	unverified
Total knee replacement CPT Code: `27447`	—	$3,833	$17,475	unverified
Electrical stimulation therapy HCPCS Code: `G0283`	$104	—	—	—