Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald
1500 LANSDOWNE AVE, Darby, PA 19023
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald in Darby, PA has an average Medicare payment of $16,875 and a Value Score of D (49/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald 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 measure bundle skews toward worse-than-benchmark performance, with the readmission and mortality measures driving most of the gap.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald is $16,875, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 49/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The CMS payment record for Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald lists 18 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC, Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent, Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours. 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 |
|---|---|
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $14,958 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $28,498 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $42,074 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $12,172 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $20,073 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $7,453 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $8,582 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $16,436 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $15,729 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $12,947 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $39,125 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $6,800 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $6,593 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $13,139 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $12,260 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $27,546 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $6,866 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $12,503 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald Compares
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald has an average Medicare payment of $16,875, 0% below the Pennsylvania state average of $16,898. That is 6% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (16% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of D (49/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald Cost & Quality FAQ
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald has an average payment of $16,875 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald has a Value Score of D (49/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1500 LANSDOWNE AVE, Darby, PA 19023. Phone: (215) 237-4000.
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