Ellsworth County Medical Center
1604 AYLWARD AVENUE, Ellsworth, KS 67439
Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, KS has an average Medicare payment of $17,900 and a Value Score of B (65/100). Compare prices for 15 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Ellsworth County Medical Center
Ellsworth County Medical Center earns a CMS 4-star quality rating — above-average across the federal measures CMS tracks for U.S. acute-care hospitals. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 1 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 50/100.
Cost-wise, Ellsworth County Medical Center is mid-pack: $17,900 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 65/100, an above-average showing.
Ellsworth County 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 Ellsworth County Medical Center lists 15 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Signs and Symptoms without MCC, Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction 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 | $6,085 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $8,500 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $6,588 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $14,799 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $66,521 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $11,944 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $13,831 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $17,432 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,950 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $11,813 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $8,502 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $10,956 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $48,120 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $8,478 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $23,981 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Ellsworth County Medical Center Compares
Ellsworth County Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $17,900, 32% above the Kansas state average of $13,528. That is 13% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (23% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (65/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Ellsworth County Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Ellsworth County Medical Center has an average payment of $17,900 across 15 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Ellsworth County 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.
Ellsworth County Medical Center has a Value Score of B (65/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are critical access hospitals.
Yes, Ellsworth County Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1604 AYLWARD AVENUE, Ellsworth, KS 67439. Phone: (785) 472-3111.
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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.