Frankfort Regional Medical Center
299 KINGS DAUGHTERS DRIVE, Frankfort, KY 40601
Frankfort Regional Medical Center in Frankfort, KY has an average Medicare payment of $16,471 and a Value Score of C (52/100). Compare prices for 12 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Frankfort Regional Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Frankfort Regional Medical Center earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. 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.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Frankfort Regional Medical Center is $16,471, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 52/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
Frankfort Regional 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 Frankfort Regional Medical Center lists 12 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC, 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 |
|---|---|
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $14,660 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $7,866 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $13,765 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $6,611 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $27,464 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $10,944 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $10,603 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $11,023 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $11,225 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $13,551 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $60,757 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $9,184 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Frankfort Regional Medical Center Compares
Frankfort Regional Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $16,471, 21% above the Kentucky state average of $13,644. That is 4% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (28% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (52/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Frankfort Regional Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Frankfort Regional Medical Center has an average payment of $16,471 across 12 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Frankfort Regional Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Frankfort Regional Medical Center has a Value Score of C (52/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Frankfort Regional Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 299 KINGS DAUGHTERS DRIVE, Frankfort, KY 40601. Phone: (502) 875-5240.
Explore Hospital Cost Data
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.