Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
1600 ROCKLAND RD PO BOX 269, Wilmington, DE 19899
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware in Wilmington, DE has an average Medicare payment of $20,025 and a Value Score of C (50/100). Compare prices for 16 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware 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.
On payment metrics, Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $20,025, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 50/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
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. The CMS payment record for Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware lists 16 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Heart Failure and Shock with MCC, Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator. 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 |
|---|---|
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $15,174 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $22,528 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $19,806 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $8,889 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $12,252 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $14,275 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $63,989 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $47,432 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $7,884 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $15,939 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $24,245 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $16,399 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $12,427 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $7,633 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $8,216 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $23,311 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Compares
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware has an average Medicare payment of $20,025, 20% above the Delaware state average of $16,693. That is 26% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (38% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (50/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Cost & Quality FAQ
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware has an average payment of $20,025 across 16 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware has a Value Score of C (50/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are childrens.
Yes, Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1600 ROCKLAND RD PO BOX 269, Wilmington, DE 19899. Phone: (302) 651-4000.
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