Blue Ridge Medical Center
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5 NORTH, Blue Ridge, GA 30513
Blue Ridge Medical Center in Blue Ridge, GA has an average Medicare payment of $16,379 and a Value Score of C (56/100). Compare prices for 10 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Blue Ridge Medical Center
Blue Ridge Medical Center 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. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Cost-wise, Blue Ridge Medical Center is mid-pack: $16,379 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 56/100, an above-average showing.
Blue Ridge Medical Center is investor-owned — a proprietary hospital, the minority ownership pattern in U.S. acute care. For-profit hospitals are more concentrated in some regions (Florida, Texas, Nevada) than others. The CMS payment record for Blue Ridge Medical Center lists 10 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Renal Failure with CC, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Syncope and Collapse. 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 |
|---|---|
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $8,917 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $30,030 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $10,869 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $8,326 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $10,867 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $13,905 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $15,793 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $10,030 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $11,794 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $43,254 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Blue Ridge Medical Center Compares
Blue Ridge Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $16,379, 9% above the Georgia state average of $15,003. That is 3% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Renal, where the typical payment is $9,712 (69% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (56/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Blue Ridge Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Blue Ridge Medical Center has an average payment of $16,379 across 10 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Blue Ridge Medical Center does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Blue Ridge Medical Center has a Value Score of C (56/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are rural emergency hospital.
Yes, Blue Ridge Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5 NORTH, Blue Ridge, GA 30513. Phone: (706) 632-3711.
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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.