Buffalo Hospital
303 CATLIN STREET, Buffalo, MN 55313
Buffalo Hospital in Buffalo, MN has an average Medicare payment of $14,435 and a Value Score of B (79/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Buffalo Hospital
Buffalo Hospital carries a CMS 5-star quality rating — the top tier of the federal Hospital Compare program, awarded to a small share of U.S. hospitals. 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, Buffalo Hospital is mid-pack: $14,435 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 79/100, putting Buffalo Hospital in the upper bracket of the LakeQuality value rubric.
Buffalo Hospital is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. 17 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Buffalo Hospital. Top examples: Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours, Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC, Renal Failure with CC. 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 |
|---|---|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $26,578 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $14,748 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $10,501 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $27,971 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $7,440 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $6,071 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $9,601 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $8,950 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $7,653 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $11,725 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $12,208 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,746 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $6,763 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $18,599 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $8,017 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $17,654 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $42,168 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Buffalo Hospital Compares
Buffalo Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $14,435, 3% below the Minnesota state average of $14,886. That is 9% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (37% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (79/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Buffalo Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Buffalo Hospital has an average payment of $14,435 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Buffalo Hospital has a CMS star rating of 5 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Buffalo Hospital has a Value Score of B (79/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Other facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Buffalo Hospital does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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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.