Mountain Lakes Medical Center
162 LEGACY POINT, Clayton, GA 30525
Mountain Lakes Medical Center in Clayton, GA has an average Medicare payment of $17,507 and a Value Score of C (54/100). Compare prices for 11 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Mountain Lakes Medical Center
Mountain Lakes Medical Center 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.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Mountain Lakes Medical Center is $17,507, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. The composite value score of 54/100 puts Mountain Lakes Medical Center in the middle of the value distribution: not a standout choice on cost-vs-quality grounds, but not poor either.
Mountain Lakes 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 Mountain Lakes Medical Center lists 11 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours, Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders 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 | $29,037 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $48,692 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $11,911 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $10,366 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $9,189 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $6,291 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $13,861 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $13,721 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $16,964 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $21,664 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $10,884 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Mountain Lakes Medical Center Compares
Mountain Lakes Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $17,507, 17% above the Georgia state average of $15,003. That is 10% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (20% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (54/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Mountain Lakes Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Mountain Lakes Medical Center has an average payment of $17,507 across 11 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Mountain Lakes Medical Center does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Mountain Lakes Medical Center has a Value Score of C (54/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are critical access hospitals.
Yes, Mountain Lakes Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 162 LEGACY POINT, Clayton, GA 30525. Phone: (706) 782-3100.
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