California / Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
CMS certification 050394 · Ventura, CA · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura: charges and Medicare payments
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura reported 2,260 Medicare inpatient stays across 80 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.2 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in California, number 214 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: 272 stays at an average charge of $55,668, 38% below the national average. It also billed 4,084 outpatient services, charging 5.7 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 2,260
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.2×
- 3Rank in CA (highest ratio = 1) 214 of 247
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 80 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura charged more than the national average in 6 (8%). 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 | 272 | $55,668 | -38% | $21,852 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 133 | $38,300 | -32% | $14,676 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 108 | $105,050 | -33% | $35,780 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 68 | $27,275 | -44% | $11,711 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 63 | $46,215 | -23% | $14,612 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 63 | $90,741 | -3% | $21,283 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 61 | $47,495 | -33% | $18,760 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 59 | $21,876 | -46% | $10,450 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 55 | $243,939 | +10% | $54,935 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 51 | $42,753 | -12% | $11,422 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 46 | $78,416 | -22% | $23,274 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 40 | $30,688 | -24% | $9,460 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 37 | $110,037 | -4% | $20,662 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 33 | $35,757 | -36% | $11,504 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 33 | $34,518 | -43% | $14,739 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 33 | $20,950 | -43% | $9,030 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 33 | $58,663 | -20% | $18,370 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 32 | $19,009 | -50% | $9,274 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 31 | $204,402 | -11% | $60,043 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 29 | $39,525 | -40% | $17,062 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 28 | $45,978 | -20% | $14,287 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 28 | $31,094 | -19% | $9,598 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 27 | $33,865 | -25% | $11,181 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 25 | $25,717 | -44% | $10,189 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 25 | $21,489 | -48% | $10,490 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 24 | $81,993 | -20% | $23,930 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 23 | $22,213 | -38% | $8,974 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 23 | $53,555 | -37% | $19,478 |
| 543 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective... | 23 | $25,108 | -49% | $12,679 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 23 | $22,978 | -53% | $10,857 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 23 | $26,506 | -48% | $13,282 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 22 | $160,905 | -2% | $33,317 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 21 | $40,179 | -21% | $12,655 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 21 | $19,443 | -48% | $9,518 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 19 | $26,503 | -44% | $10,952 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 19 | $29,833 | -37% | $11,648 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 18 | $28,415 | -50% | $13,916 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 18 | $18,037 | -54% | $9,460 |
| 390 Gastrointestinal Obstruction without CC/MCC | 18 | $17,118 | -39% | $7,105 |
| 092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC | 17 | $28,739 | -44% | $11,543 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 17 | $95,269 | -20% | $26,866 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 17 | $51,566 | -16% | $15,403 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 16 | $49,135 | -51% | $22,233 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 16 | $29,690 | -30% | $8,119 |
| 253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC | 16 | $123,725 | -6% | $29,147 |
| 418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC | 16 | $71,222 | -24% | $18,839 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 16 | $161,154 | +30% | $29,911 |
| 176 Pulmonary Embolism without MCC | 15 | $22,104 | -47% | $9,193 |
| 266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 15 | $388,559 | +36% | $77,481 |
| 482 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint without CC/MCC | 15 | $54,722 | -30% | $17,775 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 15 | $45,769 | -33% | $16,074 |
| 164 Major Chest Procedures with CC | 14 | $105,014 | -18% | $29,533 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 14 | $67,406 | -40% | $24,972 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 14 | $40,211 | -37% | $13,892 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 14 | $188,020 | -13% | $52,698 |
| 388 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with MCC | 14 | $48,886 | -29% | $17,411 |
| 644 Endocrine Disorders with CC | 14 | $26,842 | -44% | $11,930 |
| 981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis... | 14 | $101,595 | -53% | $43,791 |
| 229 Other Cardiothoracic Procedures without MCC | 13 | $136,513 | -17% | $35,636 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 13 | $38,422 | -49% | $17,269 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 80 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the California average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura charged $55,668 on average, 61% less than the California average of $143,063, and was paid $21,852 against a state average of $23,020. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura charged $38,300 on average, 62% less than the California average of $100,739, and was paid $14,676 against a state average of $15,556. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura charged $105,050 on average, 48% less than the California average of $200,964, and was paid $35,780 against a state average of $35,770. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura charged $27,275 on average, 64% less than the California average of $76,120, and was paid $11,711 against a state average of $12,552. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $267 was 94% below the state average of $4,853. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $13,544 was 67% below the state average of $41,628. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $18,915 was 10% below the state average of $20,986. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $75,943 was 30% below the state average of $109,149.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura in Ventura, CA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- CAP Request — 2025-09-11 (CMS case 6555)
- Closure Notice — 2025-11-26 (CMS case 6555)
- Warning Notice — 2026-04-15 (CMS case 7475)
- Closure Notice — 2026-07-20 (CMS case 7475)
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.