Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital
1404 EAST SECOND STREET, Defiance, OH 43512
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital in Defiance, OH has an average Medicare payment of $18,186 and a Value Score of C (57/100). Compare prices for 9 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
On payment metrics, Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $18,186, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital's value rating (57/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital 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. 9 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital. Top examples: Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure, Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC, Renal Failure 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 |
|---|---|
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $15,018 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $13,797 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $19,341 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $51,846 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $15,945 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $10,562 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $6,994 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $15,946 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $14,223 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital Compares
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $18,186, 22% above the Ohio state average of $14,858. That is 15% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (21% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (57/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital has an average payment of $18,186 across 9 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital has a Value Score of C (57/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1404 EAST SECOND STREET, Defiance, OH 43512. Phone: (419) 782-8444.
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Hospital payment data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Value Scores combine cost efficiency, CMS star ratings, and patient outcome measures. Actual out-of-pocket costs may vary based on insurance and individual circumstances.