Essentia Health Deer River
115 10TH AVENUE NORTHEAST, Deer River, MN 56636
Essentia Health Deer River in Deer River, MN has an average Medicare payment of $15,044 and a Value Score of C (58/100). Compare prices for 10 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Essentia Health Deer River
Essentia Health Deer River 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. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Cost-wise, Essentia Health Deer River is mid-pack: $15,044 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Essentia Health Deer River's value rating (58/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Essentia Health Deer River 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 Essentia Health Deer River lists 10 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including GI Hemorrhage with MCC, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator. 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 |
|---|---|
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $13,143 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $31,609 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $9,674 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $41,824 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $7,346 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $9,114 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $6,613 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $8,682 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $11,618 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $10,816 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Essentia Health Deer River Compares
Essentia Health Deer River has an average Medicare payment of $15,044, 1% above the Minnesota state average of $14,886. That is 5% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (44% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (58/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Essentia Health Deer River Cost & Quality FAQ
Essentia Health Deer River has an average payment of $15,044 across 10 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Essentia Health Deer River does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Essentia Health Deer River has a Value Score of C (58/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are critical access hospitals.
Yes, Essentia Health Deer River offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 115 10TH AVENUE NORTHEAST, Deer River, MN 56636. Phone: (218) 246-4200.
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