California / Adventist Health White Memorial
CMS certification 050103 · Los Angeles, CA · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Adventist Health White Memorial: charges and Medicare payments
Adventist Health White Memorial reported 1,317 Medicare inpatient stays across 42 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 8.08 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in California, number 36 of 247 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 5.18×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 258 stays at an average charge of $202,486, 124% above the national average. It also billed 950 outpatient services, charging 12.8 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,317
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 8.08×
- 3Rank in CA (highest ratio = 1) 36 of 247
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 42 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Adventist Health White Memorial charged more than the national average in 42 (100%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 258 | $202,486 | +124% | $24,440 |
| 885 Psychoses | 108 | $66,046 | +50% | $17,238 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 73 | $147,234 | +161% | $16,171 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 72 | $283,225 | +274% | $30,065 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 60 | $96,843 | +97% | $13,372 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 52 | $136,307 | +128% | $14,940 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 39 | $164,443 | +93% | $21,806 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 37 | $123,440 | +105% | $16,595 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 35 | $117,646 | +142% | $12,690 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 35 | $459,752 | +101% | $58,322 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 34 | $89,321 | +136% | $10,620 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 31 | $185,142 | +162% | $21,247 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 27 | $145,175 | +98% | $19,188 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 26 | $134,632 | +104% | $17,702 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 25 | $104,449 | +104% | $14,382 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 23 | $115,373 | +183% | $11,528 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 22 | $93,045 | +151% | $10,312 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 21 | $95,771 | +157% | $11,471 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 19 | $174,677 | +203% | $17,299 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 18 | $273,248 | +188% | $29,906 |
| 483 Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper... | 18 | $292,538 | +132% | $30,499 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 17 | $116,802 | +131% | $11,322 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 17 | $144,156 | +55% | $20,884 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 17 | $120,783 | +190% | $12,112 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 16 | $220,760 | +121% | $39,426 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 16 | $526,181 | +63% | $69,007 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 15 | $370,124 | +126% | $31,092 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 15 | $183,796 | +176% | $18,553 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 14 | $266,684 | +56% | $41,181 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 14 | $89,145 | +96% | $11,319 |
| 441 Disorders of Liver except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic... | 14 | $150,851 | +75% | $22,204 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 13 | $133,369 | +74% | $20,500 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 13 | $144,978 | +113% | $18,117 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 12 | $125,034 | +124% | $12,270 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 12 | $111,549 | +128% | $12,680 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 12 | $131,076 | +176% | $12,229 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 12 | $202,392 | +106% | $23,745 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 11 | $272,963 | +101% | $33,300 |
| 270 Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with MCC | 11 | $705,187 | +172% | $76,608 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 11 | $110,613 | +95% | $17,769 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 11 | $73,036 | +88% | $10,521 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 11 | $118,824 | +152% | $11,470 |
Outpatient services
Against the California average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Adventist Health White Memorial charged $202,486 on average, 42% more than the California average of $143,063, and was paid $24,440 against a state average of $23,020. For Psychoses (DRG 885), Adventist Health White Memorial charged $66,046 on average, 28% more than the California average of $51,465, and was paid $17,238 against a state average of $15,642. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Adventist Health White Memorial charged $147,234 on average, 46% more than the California average of $100,739, and was paid $16,171 against a state average of $15,556. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Adventist Health White Memorial charged $283,225 on average, 129% more than the California average of $123,896, and was paid $30,065 against a state average of $19,122. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $58,951 was 42% above the state average of $41,628. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $8,625 was 42% below the state average of $14,749. For Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5116), its average charge of $232,027 was 76% above the state average of $132,087. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $53,405 was 32% above the state average of $40,544.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles, CA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2024-02-22 (CMS case 2173)
- Met Requirements — 2025-08-26 (CMS case 6391)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.