Avera St Lukes
305 S STATE ST POST OFFICE BOX 4450, Aberdeen, SD 57401
Avera St Lukes in Aberdeen, SD has an average Medicare payment of $10,445 and a Value Score of A (86/100). Compare prices for 9 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Avera St Lukes
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Avera St Lukes earns 5 stars: the highest available rating, reflecting strong outcomes across mortality, safety, and patient experience measures. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Avera St Lukes runs lean on cost — $10,445 average Medicare payment per documented procedure, below the national median. The value composite — quality measures weighted against payment data — comes out to 86/100, putting Avera St Lukes in the upper bracket of the LakeQuality value rubric.
Avera St Lukes is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. 9 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Avera St Lukes. Top examples: Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC, Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC, Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC. Emergency services are available, which is the norm for acute-care hospitals and a meaningful factor for any patient choosing a facility for unplanned care.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $13,651 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $16,779 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $7,054 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $9,033 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $20,942 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $5,448 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $10,005 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $5,500 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $5,591 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Avera St Lukes Compares
Avera St Lukes has an average Medicare payment of $10,445, 22% below the South Dakota state average of $13,386. That is 34% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (61% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of A (86/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Avera St Lukes Cost & Quality FAQ
Avera St Lukes has an average payment of $10,445 across 9 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Avera St Lukes has a CMS star rating of 5 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Avera St Lukes has a Value Score of A (86/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Church facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Avera St Lukes offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 305 S STATE ST POST OFFICE BOX 4450, Aberdeen, SD 57401. Phone: (605) 622-5000.
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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.