Lovelace Medical Center
601 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVE NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, NM has an average Medicare payment of $16,253 and a Value Score of B (65/100). Compare prices for 12 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Lovelace Medical Center
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Lovelace Medical Center at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. 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, Lovelace Medical Center is mid-pack: $16,253 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 65/100, an above-average showing.
Ownership is for-profit, which puts Lovelace Medical Center in the investor-owned segment of U.S. hospitals. The category is overrepresented in some markets and absent in others, and the CMS measure set treats it identically to non-profits for reporting. 12 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Lovelace Medical Center. Top examples: Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC. 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 |
|---|---|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $49,256 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $13,491 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $10,573 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $21,988 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $8,804 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $7,130 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $20,306 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $6,093 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $9,503 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $25,412 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $6,914 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $15,560 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Lovelace Medical Center Compares
Lovelace Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $16,253, 11% above the New Mexico state average of $14,678. That is 2% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (29% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (65/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Lovelace Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Lovelace Medical Center has an average payment of $16,253 across 12 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Lovelace Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Lovelace Medical Center has a Value Score of B (65/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Lovelace Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 601 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVE NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102. Phone: (505) 727-8000.
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