Dominican Hospital
1555 SOQUEL DRIVE, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, CA has an average Medicare payment of $17,771 and a Value Score of B (76/100). Compare prices for 16 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Dominican Hospital
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Dominican Hospital earns 5 stars: the highest available rating, reflecting strong outcomes across mortality, safety, and patient experience measures. Outcome measures lean positive: 1 mortality, 1 safety, and 1 readmission measures rate better than the federal benchmark, with a small number rating worse.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Dominican Hospital is $17,771, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. Combined with the quality measures, Dominican Hospital earns a value score of 76/100 — high quality at a competitive cost, the top-tier combination for a patient comparing options.
Dominican Hospital 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 Dominican Hospital lists 16 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC, Cesarean Section without CC/MCC. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.
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 | $14,256 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $14,878 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $11,948 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $9,257 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $25,043 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $18,797 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $23,557 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $23,567 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $11,303 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $11,135 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $16,298 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $16,040 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $8,712 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $45,385 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $14,083 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $20,071 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Dominican Hospital Compares
Dominican Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $17,771, 17% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 12% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (34% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (76/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Dominican Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Dominican Hospital has an average payment of $17,771 across 16 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Dominican Hospital has a CMS star rating of 5 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Dominican Hospital has a Value Score of B (76/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Dominican Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1555 SOQUEL DRIVE, Santa Cruz, CA 95065. Phone: (831) 462-7700.
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