Durham Va Medical Center
508 FULTON STREET, Durham, NC 27705
Durham Va Medical Center in Durham, NC has an average Medicare payment of $12,940 and a Value Score of B (75/100). Compare prices for 8 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Durham Va Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Durham Va Medical Center carries 4 stars: above the national median across the bundle of safety, mortality, and patient-experience measures the agency uses. Outcome measures are mixed: 1 mortality, 0 safety, and 1 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 1 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 55/100.
Cost-wise, Durham Va Medical Center is mid-pack: $12,940 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Combined with the quality measures, Durham Va Medical Center earns a value score of 75/100 — high quality at a competitive cost, the top-tier combination for a patient comparing options.
Durham Va Medical Center's ownership category — Veterans Health Administration — falls outside the three dominant categories (non-profit, for-profit, government). The CMS Hospital Compare program treats all ownership types under the same measure rubric. The CMS payment record for Durham Va Medical Center lists 8 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure, Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders 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 |
|---|---|
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $6,397 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $12,798 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $10,662 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $23,380 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $19,634 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $8,823 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $10,088 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $11,739 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Durham Va Medical Center Compares
Durham Va Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $12,940, 12% below the North Carolina state average of $14,777. That is 19% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (11% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (75/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Durham Va Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Durham Va Medical Center has an average payment of $12,940 across 8 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Durham Va Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 4 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Durham Va Medical Center has a Value Score of B (75/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Veterans Health Administration facilities like this one are acute care - veterans administration.
Yes, Durham Va Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 508 FULTON STREET, Durham, NC 27705. Phone: (919) 286-0411.
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