Columbia Basin Hospital
200 NAT WASHINGTON WAY, Ephrata, WA 98823
Columbia Basin Hospital in Ephrata, WA has an average Medicare payment of $16,707 and a Value Score of C (55/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Columbia Basin Hospital
Columbia Basin 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. 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, Columbia Basin Hospital is mid-pack: $16,707 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 55/100, an above-average showing.
Ownership is government — county, hospital-district, or federal. The category includes some of the largest safety-net hospitals in the country alongside small rural facilities. The CMS payment record for Columbia Basin Hospital lists 18 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC, Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC, Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint 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 |
|---|---|
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $34,832 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $9,217 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $15,022 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $13,149 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $64,273 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $10,359 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $8,742 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $14,629 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $20,385 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $11,037 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $20,093 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $24,711 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $5,623 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $8,967 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $12,617 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,879 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $11,966 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $6,218 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Columbia Basin Hospital Compares
Columbia Basin Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $16,707, 5% below the Washington state average of $17,541. That is 5% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (38% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (55/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Columbia Basin Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Columbia Basin Hospital has an average payment of $16,707 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Columbia Basin 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.
Columbia Basin Hospital has a Value Score of C (55/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Government - Hospital District or Authority facilities like this one are critical access hospitals.
Yes, Columbia Basin Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 200 NAT WASHINGTON WAY, Ephrata, WA 98823. Phone: (509) 754-4631.
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