Hospital · Federal record

PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER POWAY

Acute Care Hospitals · Government - Hospital District or Authority · 95 beds · POWAY, CA

  • CCN 050636
  • 4 / 5 CMS overall
  • HCAHPS recommend 60%

CMS quality programs

Federal payment-adjustment programs

HRRP · HACRP · HVBP
HRRP
Higher than expected
Excess readmission ratio: 1.010
HACRP
Not penalized
HAC composite: 0.21
HVBP
Score 13.50
Value-based purchasing · FY 2024

Patient experience (HCAHPS)

CMS Hospital Compare Updated Apr 30, 2026
Would recommend this hospital
60%
HCAHPS summary star rating 2 / 5

CMS publishes only the summary star rating and "would recommend" percentage in the current Hospital General Information snapshot. Detailed HCAHPS measures are not available for this hospital.

Medicare charges · 2024

Top procedures by volume

CMS IPPS · OPPS

Charges are not what you pay

Hospital "submitted charges" are list prices. Medicare reimburses a fraction; insured patients typically pay a contracted rate; uninsured patients can negotiate.

Inpatient (MS-DRG)

DRG Description Cases Avg charge Avg paid
871 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC 189 $160,548 $15,347
291 HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC 76 $90,702 $7,797
177 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC 60 $134,013 $11,333
193 SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC 57 $119,269 $8,768
698 OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC 34 $142,897 $12,367
690 KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC 32 $72,902 $4,672
872 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC 27 $102,816 $7,021
392 ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC 25 $74,237 $4,316
689 KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC 25 $92,580 $9,180
378 GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC 24 $101,727 $7,179

Outpatient · 2023

Code Description Services Avg charge Avg paid
5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $1,340
5073 Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $0
5091 Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $3,138
5092 Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $5,425
5112 Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $1,213
5113 Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $0
5114 Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $6,037
5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $13,286
5116 Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $0
5153 Level 3 Airway Endoscopy 0 $0 $1,459

Affiliated providers

NPPES affiliations

Methodology · sources used on this page

Hospital information from publicly available CMS datasets. Profile generated May 17, 2026.

CMS Hospital Compare Quality measures, ratings, HCAHPS Apr 30, 2026
HRRP / HACRP / HVBP Federal quality programs Apr 30, 2026
CMS IPPS Inpatient charges and payments Apr 30, 2026
CMS OPPS Outpatient charges and payments Apr 30, 2026
Provider of Services Beds, ownership, type Apr 30, 2026
Hospital MRF Machine-readable price file Apr 30, 2026

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