Appalachian Behavioral Health Care
100 HOSPITAL DRIVE, Athens, OH 45701
Appalachian Behavioral Health Care in Athens, OH has an average Medicare payment of $14,158 and a Value Score of C (60/100). Compare prices for 16 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Appalachian Behavioral Health Care
Appalachian Behavioral Health Care does not carry an overall CMS Hospital Compare star rating — typically because the hospital is too small, too specialized, or reports too few of the underlying measures to compute the composite. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 50/100.
Cost-wise, Appalachian Behavioral Health Care is mid-pack: $14,158 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 60/100, an above-average showing.
Ownership is for-profit, which puts Appalachian Behavioral Health Care in the investor-owned segment of U.S. hospitals. The category is overrepresented in some markets and absent in others, and the CMS measure set treats it identically to non-profits for reporting. The CMS payment record for Appalachian Behavioral Health Care lists 16 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Cellulitis with MCC, Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC. Emergency services are not offered, which is unusual for an acute-care facility — most often reflects a specialty hospital or non-traditional inpatient model.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $14,733 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $7,917 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $16,454 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $14,452 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $13,517 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $9,804 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $37,026 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $15,979 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $9,729 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $16,884 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $6,621 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $16,886 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $16,260 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $6,292 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $12,285 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $11,692 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Appalachian Behavioral Health Care Compares
Appalachian Behavioral Health Care has an average Medicare payment of $14,158, 5% below the Ohio state average of $14,858. That is 11% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (47% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (60/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Appalachian Behavioral Health Care Cost & Quality FAQ
Appalachian Behavioral Health Care has an average payment of $14,158 across 16 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Appalachian Behavioral Health Care does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Appalachian Behavioral Health Care has a Value Score of C (60/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are psychiatric.
Appalachian Behavioral Health Care does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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