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KERN COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

General Acute Care Hospital·BAKERSFIELD, CA·NPI: 1427176569Share

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $48.1M is at the below 25th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-01→2024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$48.1M

$48,076,726

Total Claims

1.7M

Beneficiaries

1.5M

1.2 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$28

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$6.2M
+16%
2019
$7.2M
-15%
2020
$6.1M
+5%
2021
$6.4M
+0%
2022
$6.4M
+12%
2023
$7.2M
+19%
2024
$8.6M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 50 distinct procedure codes. The top code (G0463 (Hospital outpatient clinic visit)) accounts for 18% of total spending.

G0463Normal range

Hospital outpatient clinic visit

$8.6M

338K claims · 17.9%

Your Cost: $25.44/claim|Median: $26.41
1.0× median
99213Normal range

Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, low-mod complexity

$3.0M

92K claims · 6.3%

Your Cost: $33.11/claim|Median: $37.81
0.9× median
0450Top 25%

Emergency room visit

$2.4M

33K claims · 5.1%

Your Cost: $73.07/claim|Median: $44.95
1.6× median
99214Normal range

Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, mod-high complexity

$2.4M

65K claims · 5.0%

Your Cost: $37.26/claim|Median: $53.41
0.7× median
59425Normal range

Antepartum care only, 4-6 visits

$2.2M

31K claims · 4.6%

Your Cost: $72.25/claim|Median: $63.63
1.1× median
99285Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$1.7M

3,886 claims · 3.4%

Your Cost: $425.42/claim|Median: $85.65
5.0× median
Z7500Normal range

$1.4M

42K claims · 2.9%

Your Cost: $33.59/claim|Median: $33.71
1.0× median
Z7502Normal range

$1.3M

36K claims · 2.8%

Your Cost: $37.32/claim|Median: $37.17
1.0× median
Q3014Top 10%

Telehealth originating site facility fee

$1.2M

43K claims · 2.5%

Your Cost: $27.91/claim|Median: $15.37
1.8× median
G0390Top 5%

$1.2M

481 claims · 2.4%

Your Cost: $2,443.50/claim|Median: $357.22
6.8× median
J7307Top 5%

Etonogestrel implant system, including implant and supplies

$1.2M

989 claims · 2.4%

Your Cost: $1,183.34/claim|Median: $786.43
1.5× median
0760Normal range

$881K

32K claims · 1.8%

Your Cost: $27.64/claim|Median: $22.01
1.3× median
76818Normal range

$796K

13K claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $59.26/claim|Median: $68.15
0.9× median
99392Normal range

Preventive medicine, established patient, age 1-4

$668K

12K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $56.78/claim|Median: $75.18
0.8× median
J9271Top 5%

Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg

$661K

48 claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $13,763.68/claim|Median: $5,391.55
2.6× median
0761Normal range

$577K

25K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $22.98/claim|Median: $24.10
1.0× median
99391Normal range

Preventive medicine, established patient, infant (under 1)

$531K

9,483 claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $56.00/claim|Median: $69.35
0.8× median
74177Top 25%

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$459K

1,655 claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $277.05/claim|Median: $65.76
4.2× median
90674Top 10%

$429K

14K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $31.26/claim|Median: $15.16
2.1× median
96361Normal range

IV infusion, hydration, each additional hour

$424K

13K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $33.54/claim|Median: $38.92
0.9× median
90739Top 25%

$421K

3,191 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $132.03/claim|Median: $74.43
1.8× median
87491Normal range

Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$409K

17K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $24.62/claim|Median: $24.95
1.0× median
87591Normal range

Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$407K

17K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $24.52/claim|Median: $23.39
1.0× median
99393Normal range

Preventive medicine, established patient, age 5-11

$403K

6,534 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $61.67/claim|Median: $74.82
0.8× median
90715Top 10%

Tdap vaccine

$396K

12K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $33.70/claim|Median: $10.32
3.3× median
96110Top 5%

Developmental screening, per standardized instrument

$385K

6,617 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $58.22/claim|Median: $9.10
6.4× median
90651Top 5%

HPV vaccine, 9-valent

$376K

3,627 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $103.64/claim|Median: $8.93
11.6× median
99212Normal range

Office/outpatient visit, low complexity

$366K

14K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $25.62/claim|Median: $25.06
1.0× median
96374Top 25%

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, single substance

$359K

6,413 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $56.03/claim|Median: $21.76
2.6× median
99394Normal range

Preventive medicine, established patient, age 12-17

$291K

3,874 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $75.10/claim|Median: $80.15
0.9× median
0202UTop 10%

Proprietary lab analysis, human genomic sequencing

$289K

776 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $372.70/claim|Median: $144.30
2.6× median
J3490Normal range

Unclassified drugs

$270K

16K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $17.38/claim|Median: $5.70
3.0× median
88175Normal range

Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal, ThinPrep

$257K

11K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $23.07/claim|Median: $19.06
1.2× median
80053Normal range

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$244K

29K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $8.38/claim|Median: $7.24
1.2× median
96365Normal range

IV infusion, therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic, initial, up to 1 hour

$241K

3,272 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $73.64/claim|Median: $54.77
1.3× median
85025Normal range

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$232K

39K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $5.94/claim|Median: $4.71
1.3× median
0360Top 25%

$229K

1,355 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $168.65/claim|Median: $95.40
1.8× median
99204Normal range

Office/outpatient visit, new patient, mod-high complexity

$224K

2,805 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $79.97/claim|Median: $84.03
1.0× median
96375Top 25%

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, each additional substance

$224K

6,063 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $36.90/claim|Median: $14.92
2.5× median
96413Normal range

Chemotherapy administration, IV infusion, up to 1 hour

$221K

6,860 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $32.15/claim|Median: $75.28
0.4× median
82306Normal range

Vitamin D, 25 hydroxy

$220K

11K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $20.37/claim|Median: $18.18
1.1× median
90677Top 25%

$213K

2,130 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $100.18/claim|Median: $12.96
7.7× median
90732Top 5%

Pneumococcal vaccine (PPSV23)

$207K

1,564 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $132.10/claim|Median: $36.96
3.6× median
70450Top 25%

CT head/brain without contrast

$207K

1,699 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $121.57/claim|Median: $45.53
2.7× median
99205Normal range

Office/outpatient visit, new patient, high complexity

$202K

1,537 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $131.60/claim|Median: $111.09
1.2× median
80307Normal range

Drug test, presumptive, by chemistry analyzers

$193K

4,107 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $46.94/claim|Median: $35.43
1.3× median
90686Top 25%

Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative-free, IM

$190K

13K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $14.56/claim|Median: $7.18
2.0× median
90791Top 25%

Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation

$185K

1,211 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $153.11/claim|Median: $99.21
1.5× median
76811Normal range

Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, detailed, single fetus

$177K

2,120 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $83.61/claim|Median: $106.79
0.8× median
87624Normal range

HPV detection, high-risk types, nucleic acid

$171K

8,676 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $19.74/claim|Median: $25.57
0.8× median

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