Barton Memorial Hospital
2170 SOUTH AVENUE, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe, CA has an average Medicare payment of $23,077 and a Value Score of C (56/100). Compare prices for 11 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Barton Memorial Hospital
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Barton Memorial Hospital carries 4 stars: above the national median across the bundle of safety, mortality, and patient-experience measures the agency uses. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Average payment per documented procedure at Barton Memorial Hospital is $23,077 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 56/100, an above-average showing.
Ownership is non-profit, the dominant pattern in U.S. acute care. Non-profit hospitals generally reinvest operating margins rather than distribute them; the federal CMS measure set treats them identically to other ownership categories for reporting purposes. The CMS payment record for Barton Memorial Hospital lists 11 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC, Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with 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 |
|---|---|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $57,947 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $18,680 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $18,736 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $11,698 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $10,788 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $13,386 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $16,737 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $22,992 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $26,141 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $24,482 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $32,261 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Barton Memorial Hospital Compares
Barton Memorial Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $23,077, 7% above the California state average of $21,491. That is 45% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (14% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (56/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Barton Memorial Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Barton Memorial Hospital has an average payment of $23,077 across 11 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Barton Memorial Hospital has a CMS star rating of 4 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Barton Memorial Hospital has a Value Score of C (56/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Barton Memorial Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 2170 SOUTH AVENUE, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. Phone: (530) 541-3000.
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