Lovelace Women's Hospital
4701 MONTGOMERY BOULEVARD NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Lovelace Women's Hospital in Albuquerque, NM has an average Medicare payment of $15,201 and a Value Score of C (55/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Lovelace Women's Hospital
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Lovelace Women's 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. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 1 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 58/100.
Cost-wise, Lovelace Women's Hospital is mid-pack: $15,201 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Lovelace Women's Hospital's value rating (55/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Ownership is for-profit, which puts Lovelace Women's Hospital 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. 18 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Lovelace Women's Hospital. Top examples: Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with 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 |
|---|---|
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,148 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $16,737 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $11,598 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $11,435 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $13,521 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $12,944 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $18,441 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $8,624 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $40,284 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $11,089 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $22,986 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $11,868 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $10,585 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $11,906 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $24,831 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $9,716 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $14,776 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $14,124 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Lovelace Women's Hospital Compares
Lovelace Women's Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $15,201, 4% above the New Mexico state average of $14,678. That is 4% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (4% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (55/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Lovelace Women's Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Lovelace Women's Hospital has an average payment of $15,201 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Lovelace Women's Hospital has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Lovelace Women's Hospital has a Value Score of C (55/100). 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 Women's Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 4701 MONTGOMERY BOULEVARD NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109. Phone: (505) 727-7805.
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