Carlsbad Medical Center
2430 WEST PIERCE STREET, Carlsbad, NM 88220
Carlsbad Medical Center in Carlsbad, NM has an average Medicare payment of $11,716 and a Value Score of C (59/100). Compare prices for 13 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Carlsbad Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Carlsbad Medical Center earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 1 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 45/100.
Payment metrics are favorable: Carlsbad Medical Center averages $11,716 per documented procedure, in the lower-cost bracket for U.S. acute-care hospitals. Carlsbad Medical Center's value rating (59/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Carlsbad Medical Center is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The CMS payment record for Carlsbad Medical Center lists 13 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC, Syncope and Collapse, Heart Failure and Shock with CC. 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 |
|---|---|
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $22,025 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $9,012 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $9,242 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $10,522 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $9,056 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $16,345 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $9,947 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $5,878 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $12,228 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $15,531 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $12,653 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $5,876 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $13,999 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Carlsbad Medical Center Compares
Carlsbad Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $11,716, 20% below the New Mexico state average of $14,678. That is 26% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (20% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (59/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Carlsbad Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Carlsbad Medical Center has an average payment of $11,716 across 13 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Carlsbad Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Carlsbad Medical Center has a Value Score of C (59/100). 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.
Yes, Carlsbad Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 2430 WEST PIERCE STREET, Carlsbad, NM 88220. Phone: (575) 887-4570.
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