Houlton Regional Hospital
20 HARTFORD STREET, Houlton, ME 04730
Houlton Regional Hospital in Houlton, ME has an average Medicare payment of $16,384 and a Value Score of C (50/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Houlton Regional Hospital
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Houlton Regional Hospital earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. 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, Houlton Regional Hospital is mid-pack: $16,384 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 50/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
Houlton Regional Hospital is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. 18 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Houlton Regional Hospital. Top examples: GI Hemorrhage with MCC, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Cesarean Section without CC/MCC. 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 | $14,644 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $32,496 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $8,296 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $11,881 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $20,916 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $8,864 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $9,756 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $21,524 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $20,469 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $33,866 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $10,167 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $11,724 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $13,441 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $19,151 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $23,862 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $20,546 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $5,988 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $7,322 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Houlton Regional Hospital Compares
Houlton Regional Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $16,384, 9% above the Maine state average of $15,047. That is 3% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (39% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (50/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Houlton Regional Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Houlton Regional Hospital has an average payment of $16,384 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Houlton Regional Hospital has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Houlton Regional Hospital has a Value Score of C (50/100). 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, Houlton Regional Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 20 HARTFORD STREET, Houlton, ME 04730. Phone: (207) 532-2900.
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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.