Mercy Hospital Aurora
500 PORTER AVENUE, Aurora, MO 65605
Mercy Hospital Aurora in Aurora, MO has an average Medicare payment of $15,597 and a Value Score of C (55/100). Compare prices for 15 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Mercy Hospital Aurora
Mercy Hospital Aurora does not carry an overall CMS Hospital Compare star rating — typically because the hospital is too small, too specialized, or reports too few of the underlying measures to compute the composite. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Cost-wise, Mercy Hospital Aurora is mid-pack: $15,597 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Mercy Hospital Aurora's value rating (55/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Mercy Hospital Aurora 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 Hospital Aurora lists 15 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Transient Ischemia, Cellulitis with MCC, Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses. 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 |
|---|---|
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $7,110 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $7,664 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $5,040 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $8,898 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $60,202 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $16,298 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $8,586 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $31,055 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $9,907 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $15,206 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,999 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $17,834 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $18,247 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $12,232 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $6,682 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Mercy Hospital Aurora Compares
Mercy Hospital Aurora has an average Medicare payment of $15,597, 13% above the Missouri state average of $13,821. That is 2% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (32% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (55/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Mercy Hospital Aurora Cost & Quality FAQ
Mercy Hospital Aurora has an average payment of $15,597 across 15 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Mercy Hospital Aurora does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Mercy Hospital Aurora has a Value Score of C (55/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Church facilities like this one are critical access hospitals.
Yes, Mercy Hospital Aurora offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 500 PORTER AVENUE, Aurora, MO 65605. Phone: (417) 678-2122.
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