Lafollette Medical Center
923 EAST CENTRAL AVENUE, La Follette, TN 37766
Lafollette Medical Center in La Follette, TN has an average Medicare payment of $12,628 and a Value Score of C (62/100). Compare prices for 14 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Lafollette Medical Center
Lafollette Medical Center 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, Lafollette Medical Center is mid-pack: $12,628 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 62/100, an above-average showing.
Ownership is non-profit, the dominant pattern in U.S. acute care. Non-profit hospitals generally reinvest operating margins rather than distribute them; the federal CMS measure set treats them identically to other ownership categories for reporting purposes. 14 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Lafollette Medical Center. Top examples: Heart Failure and Shock with MCC, Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure, Transient Ischemia. 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 |
|---|---|
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $11,247 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $11,699 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $8,185 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $9,194 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $6,882 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $10,392 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $17,208 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $8,565 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $14,145 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $6,995 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $12,538 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $9,650 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $38,544 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $11,553 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Lafollette Medical Center Compares
Lafollette Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $12,628, 11% below the Tennessee state average of $14,163. That is 20% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (13% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (62/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Lafollette Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Lafollette Medical Center has an average payment of $12,628 across 14 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Lafollette Medical Center does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Lafollette Medical Center has a Value Score of C (62/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Church facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Lafollette Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 923 EAST CENTRAL AVENUE, La Follette, TN 37766. Phone: (423) 907-1200.
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