California / College Medical Center
CMS certification 050776 · Long Beach, CA · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
College Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
College Medical Center reported 393 Medicare inpatient stays across 13 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.6 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in California, number 234 of 247 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 5.18×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 885, Psychoses: 152 stays at an average charge of $27,996, 36% below the national average. It also billed 18 outpatient services, charging 6.66 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 393
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.6×
- 3Rank in CA (highest ratio = 1) 234 of 247
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 13 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, College Medical Center charged more than the national average in 1 (8%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 885 Psychoses | 152 | $27,996 | -36% | $15,593 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 48 | $64,956 | -28% | $20,767 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 41 | $28,604 | -23% | $9,362 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 21 | $41,823 | -31% | $14,487 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 19 | $40,515 | +9% | $10,575 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 18 | $27,710 | -31% | $9,442 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 18 | $34,037 | -28% | $11,153 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 16 | $50,882 | -10% | $14,459 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 14 | $29,828 | -34% | $10,357 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 12 | $41,027 | -19% | $13,019 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 12 | $63,885 | -13% | $18,841 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 11 | $49,911 | -16% | $13,340 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 11 | $28,029 | -22% | $9,065 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 18 | $12,452 | $2,339 |
Against the California average
For Psychoses (DRG 885), College Medical Center charged $27,996 on average, 46% less than the California average of $51,465, and was paid $15,593 against a state average of $15,642. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), College Medical Center charged $64,956 on average, 55% less than the California average of $143,063, and was paid $20,767 against a state average of $23,020. For Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes without MCC (DRG 641), College Medical Center charged $28,604 on average, 53% less than the California average of $60,462, and was paid $9,362 against a state average of $9,715. For Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes with MCC (DRG 640), College Medical Center charged $41,823 on average, 53% less than the California average of $88,573, and was paid $14,487 against a state average of $15,580. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $12,452 was 35% below the state average of $19,034.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named College Medical Center in Long Beach, CA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2026-01-14 (CMS case 6778)
- CAP Request — 2026-04-17 (CMS case 6778)
- Closure Notice — 2026-06-16 (CMS case 6778)
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.