Mount Nittany Medical Center
155 WELLNESS WAY, State College, PA 16803
Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, PA has an average Medicare payment of $14,671 and a Value Score of A (80/100). Compare prices for 13 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Mount Nittany Medical Center
Mount Nittany Medical Center sits at the top of the CMS Hospital Compare ranking with 5 stars — a designation that signals consistently strong performance across the federal quality measure set. 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, Mount Nittany Medical Center is mid-pack: $14,671 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. The value composite — quality measures weighted against payment data — comes out to 80/100, putting Mount Nittany Medical Center in the upper bracket of the LakeQuality value rubric.
Ownership is non-profit, the dominant pattern in U.S. acute care. Non-profit hospitals generally reinvest operating margins rather than distribute them; the federal CMS measure set treats them identically to other ownership categories for reporting purposes. 13 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Mount Nittany Medical Center. Top examples: Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator, Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent. 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 |
|---|---|
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $12,918 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $12,724 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $23,500 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $12,080 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $14,929 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $9,768 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $10,848 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $47,505 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $7,682 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,043 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $8,040 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $18,232 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $5,452 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Mount Nittany Medical Center Compares
Mount Nittany Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $14,671, 13% below the Pennsylvania state average of $16,898. That is 8% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (36% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of A (80/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Mount Nittany Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Mount Nittany Medical Center has an average payment of $14,671 across 13 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Mount Nittany Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 5 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Mount Nittany Medical Center has a Value Score of A (80/100). 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, Mount Nittany Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 155 WELLNESS WAY, State College, PA 16803. Phone: (814) 231-7000.
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