Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center
1100 TUNNEL ROAD, Asheville, NC 28805
Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center in Asheville, NC has an average Medicare payment of $14,854 and a Value Score of A (82/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center earns 5 stars: the highest available rating, reflecting strong outcomes across mortality, safety, and patient experience measures. The underlying CMS measures are uniformly positive — 2 mortality measures, 0 safety measures, and 2 readmission measures all rate above the federal benchmarks, with nothing rating below.
Cost-wise, Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center is mid-pack: $14,854 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. The value composite — quality measures weighted against payment data — comes out to 82/100, putting Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center in the upper bracket of the LakeQuality value rubric.
Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center's ownership category — Veterans Health Administration — falls outside the three dominant categories (non-profit, for-profit, government). The CMS Hospital Compare program treats all ownership types under the same measure rubric. 17 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center. Top examples: GI Hemorrhage with MCC, Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $7,745 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $16,294 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $12,124 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $7,938 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $8,743 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $15,242 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $12,187 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $9,588 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $6,393 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $49,612 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $27,716 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $10,648 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $11,145 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $20,659 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $11,007 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $20,231 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $5,248 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center Compares
Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $14,854, 1% above the North Carolina state average of $14,777. That is 6% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (35% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of A (82/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center has an average payment of $14,854 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 5 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center has a Value Score of A (82/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Veterans Health Administration facilities like this one are acute care - veterans administration.
Yes, Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1100 TUNNEL ROAD, Asheville, NC 28805. Phone: (828) 298-7911.
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Hospital payment data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Value Scores combine cost efficiency, CMS star ratings, and patient outcome measures. Actual out-of-pocket costs may vary based on insurance and individual circumstances.