Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital
1525 N RENAISSANCE BLVD NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital in Albuquerque, NM has an average Medicare payment of $14,051 and a Value Score of C (60/100). Compare prices for 16 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital
Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital 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. 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, Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital is mid-pack: $14,051 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital's value rating (60/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital 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 Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital lists 16 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC, Cellulitis with MCC, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy 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 |
|---|---|
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $14,610 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $11,674 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $8,919 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $18,879 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $5,235 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $17,148 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $22,257 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $11,855 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $8,695 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $18,476 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $8,051 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $13,196 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $20,393 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $9,371 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $9,386 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $26,666 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital Compares
Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $14,051, 4% below the New Mexico state average of $14,678. That is 12% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (39% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (60/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital has an average payment of $14,051 across 16 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital has a Value Score of C (60/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are psychiatric.
Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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