California / Huntington Beach Hospital
CMS certification 050526 · Huntington Beach, CA · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Huntington Beach Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Huntington Beach Hospital reported 380 Medicare inpatient stays across 12 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.98 times what it was paid — mid-range in California, number 133 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: 155 stays at an average charge of $102,387, 13% above the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 380
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.98×
- 3Rank in CA (highest ratio = 1) 133 of 247
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 12 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Huntington Beach Hospital charged more than the national average in 3 (25%). 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 | 155 | $102,387 | +13% | $19,368 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 38 | $99,254 | +41% | $16,065 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 27 | $39,386 | -35% | $12,655 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 25 | $49,211 | -13% | $11,981 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 25 | $36,825 | -1% | $7,694 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 24 | $53,472 | -11% | $12,885 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 19 | $59,150 | -10% | $14,472 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 17 | $391,310 | +21% | $75,108 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 14 | $57,373 | 0% | $12,044 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 14 | $30,284 | -20% | $8,077 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 11 | $25,324 | -37% | $7,880 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 11 | $36,739 | -25% | $10,001 |
Against the California average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Huntington Beach Hospital charged $102,387 on average, 28% less than the California average of $143,063, and was paid $19,368 against a state average of $23,020. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Huntington Beach Hospital charged $99,254 on average, 20% less than the California average of $124,302, and was paid $16,065 against a state average of $18,986. For Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes with MCC (DRG 640), Huntington Beach Hospital charged $39,386 on average, 56% less than the California average of $88,573, and was paid $12,655 against a state average of $15,580. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Huntington Beach Hospital charged $49,211 on average, 51% less than the California average of $100,739, and was paid $11,981 against a state average of $15,556.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Huntington Beach Hospital in Huntington Beach, CA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-07 (CMS case 3612)
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.