Lower Keys Medical Center
5900 COLLEGE ROAD, Key West, FL 33040
Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West, FL has an average Medicare payment of $18,876 and a Value Score of C (64/100). Compare prices for 11 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Lower Keys Medical Center
Lower Keys Medical Center earns a CMS 4-star quality rating — above-average across the federal measures CMS tracks for U.S. acute-care hospitals. 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, Lower Keys Medical Center runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $18,876, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. Lower Keys Medical Center's value rating (64/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Lower Keys Medical Center 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 Lower Keys Medical Center lists 11 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC, Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction 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 |
|---|---|
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $42,829 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,312 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $23,270 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $20,051 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $12,376 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $37,695 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $15,457 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $14,648 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $7,078 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $12,635 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $11,287 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Lower Keys Medical Center Compares
Lower Keys Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $18,876, 12% above the Florida state average of $16,859. That is 19% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (30% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (64/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Lower Keys Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Lower Keys Medical Center has an average payment of $18,876 across 11 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Lower Keys Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 4 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Lower Keys Medical Center has a Value Score of C (64/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Lower Keys Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 5900 COLLEGE ROAD, Key West, FL 33040. Phone: (305) 294-5531.
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