Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
402 EAST SECOND STREET, Duluth, MN 55805
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, MN has an average Medicare payment of $14,849 and a Value Score of B (74/100). Compare prices for 15 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center earns a CMS 4-star quality rating — above-average across the federal measures CMS tracks for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The underlying CMS Hospital Compare measures are mostly favorable — the better-than-benchmark count exceeds the worse-than-benchmark count by a meaningful margin.
Cost-wise, Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center is mid-pack: $14,849 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center's value rating (74/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center 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 St Mary's Medical Center lists 15 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Cellulitis 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 |
|---|---|
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $26,854 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $10,405 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $11,876 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $17,829 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $4,959 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $12,999 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $9,731 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $10,162 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $5,470 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $37,316 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $24,393 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $20,015 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,002 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $8,587 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $15,143 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center Compares
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $14,849, 0% below the Minnesota state average of $14,886. That is 6% 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 B (74/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center has an average payment of $14,849 across 15 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Essentia Health St Mary's 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.
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center has a Value Score of B (74/100). 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, Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 402 EAST SECOND STREET, Duluth, MN 55805. Phone: (218) 786-3574.
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