Dekalb Regional Medical Center
200 MED CENTER DRIVE, Fort Payne, AL 35968
Dekalb Regional Medical Center in Fort Payne, AL has an average Medicare payment of $16,268 and a Value Score of C (60/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Dekalb Regional Medical Center
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Dekalb Regional Medical Center at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. 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, Dekalb Regional Medical Center is mid-pack: $16,268 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Dekalb Regional Medical Center's value rating (60/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Dekalb Regional 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 Dekalb Regional Medical Center lists 18 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC, Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis 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 |
|---|---|
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $17,148 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $16,595 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $12,833 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $8,226 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $14,294 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $22,795 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $7,901 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $5,965 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $12,008 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $23,490 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $9,495 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $28,213 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,679 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $9,135 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $17,481 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $53,153 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $17,345 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $8,067 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Dekalb Regional Medical Center Compares
Dekalb Regional Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $16,268, 23% above the Alabama state average of $13,264. That is 2% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (40% 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.
Dekalb Regional Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Dekalb Regional Medical Center has an average payment of $16,268 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Dekalb Regional Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Dekalb Regional Medical Center 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 acute care hospitals.
Yes, Dekalb Regional Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 200 MED CENTER DRIVE, Fort Payne, AL 35968. Phone: (256) 845-3150.
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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.