Friends Hospital
4641 ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD, Philadelphia, PA 19124
Friends Hospital in Philadelphia, PA has an average Medicare payment of $20,375 and a Value Score of D (49/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Friends Hospital
Friends Hospital 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.
On payment metrics, Friends Hospital runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $20,375, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 49/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
Friends Hospital 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 Friends Hospital lists 17 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Renal Failure with CC, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC, Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) 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 |
|---|---|
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $8,660 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $10,308 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $52,741 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $14,379 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $21,333 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $21,102 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $19,063 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $32,568 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $26,634 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $32,882 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $9,097 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $19,801 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $18,191 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $7,100 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $22,219 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $13,627 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $16,673 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Friends Hospital Compares
Friends Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $20,375, 21% above the Pennsylvania state average of $16,898. That is 28% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (24% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of D (49/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Friends Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Friends Hospital has an average payment of $20,375 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Friends Hospital does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Friends Hospital has a Value Score of D (49/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are psychiatric.
Friends Hospital does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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