Erie Va Medical Center
135 EAST 38TH STREET, Erie, PA 16504
Erie Va Medical Center in Erie, PA has an average Medicare payment of $14,800 and a Value Score of C (58/100). Compare prices for 13 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Erie Va Medical Center
Erie Va Medical Center 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. 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, Erie Va Medical Center is mid-pack: $14,800 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 58/100, an above-average showing.
Erie 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. 13 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Erie Va Medical Center. Top examples: Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC. Emergency services are not offered, which is unusual for an acute-care facility — most often reflects a specialty hospital or non-traditional inpatient model.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $15,294 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,241 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $12,319 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $12,975 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $24,004 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $30,167 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $13,478 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $9,518 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $13,441 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $12,356 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $8,337 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $17,472 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $14,796 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Erie Va Medical Center Compares
Erie Va Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $14,800, 12% below the Pennsylvania state average of $16,898. That is 7% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (2% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (58/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Erie Va Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Erie Va Medical Center has an average payment of $14,800 across 13 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Erie Va Medical Center does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Erie Va Medical Center has a Value Score of C (58/100). 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.
Erie Va Medical Center does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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