California / San Dimas Community Hospital
CMS certification 050588 · San Dimas, CA · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
San Dimas Community Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
San Dimas Community Hospital reported 426 Medicare inpatient stays across 17 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.87 times what it was paid — mid-range in California, number 139 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: 146 stays at an average charge of $93,774, 4% above the national average. It also billed 19 outpatient services, charging 8.19 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 426
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.87×
- 3Rank in CA (highest ratio = 1) 139 of 247
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 17 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, San Dimas Community Hospital charged more than the national average in 5 (29%). 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 | 146 | $93,774 | +4% | $18,721 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 46 | $41,708 | -31% | $12,569 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 27 | $73,756 | +4% | $15,450 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 26 | $319,431 | -1% | $61,651 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 18 | $55,101 | -2% | $12,179 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 18 | $125,630 | +35% | $18,171 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 17 | $51,140 | -22% | $13,524 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $31,939 | -14% | $7,546 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 14 | $80,279 | -6% | $16,742 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 13 | $80,999 | +41% | $11,954 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 13 | $46,744 | -38% | $15,029 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 13 | $36,858 | -3% | $7,879 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 13 | $258,016 | +13% | $49,839 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 13 | $34,509 | -30% | $9,703 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 12 | $27,160 | -32% | $7,132 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 11 | $50,060 | -1% | $7,910 |
| 071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC | 11 | $34,447 | -32% | $10,386 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 19 | $118,860 | $16,148 |
Against the California average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), San Dimas Community Hospital charged $93,774 on average, 34% less than the California average of $143,063, and was paid $18,721 against a state average of $23,020. For Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes with MCC (DRG 640), San Dimas Community Hospital charged $41,708 on average, 53% less than the California average of $88,573, and was paid $12,569 against a state average of $15,580. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), San Dimas Community Hospital charged $73,756 on average, 41% less than the California average of $124,302, and was paid $15,450 against a state average of $18,986. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours (DRG 870), San Dimas Community Hospital charged $319,431 on average, 34% less than the California average of $487,018, and was paid $61,651 against a state average of $81,331. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $118,860 was 9% above the state average of $109,149.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named San Dimas Community Hospital in San Dimas, CA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-21 (CMS case 5884)
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.