Palacios Community Medical Center
311 GREEN AVENUE, Palacios, TX 77465
Palacios Community Medical Center in Palacios, TX has an average Medicare payment of $12,915 and a Value Score of C (62/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Palacios Community Medical Center
Palacios Community 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. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 50/100.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Palacios Community Medical Center is $12,915, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. Palacios Community Medical Center's value rating (62/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Palacios Community Medical Center is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. 18 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Palacios Community Medical Center. Top examples: Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC, Cellulitis 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 |
|---|---|
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,759 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $6,269 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $13,961 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $16,942 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $6,210 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $44,507 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $23,312 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $9,585 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $9,325 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $14,232 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $5,732 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $8,676 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $9,885 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $6,445 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $10,956 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $13,032 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $13,001 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $11,633 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Palacios Community Medical Center Compares
Palacios Community Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $12,915, 19% below the Texas state average of $15,897. That is 19% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (11% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (62/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Palacios Community Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Palacios Community Medical Center has an average payment of $12,915 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Palacios Community 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.
Palacios Community Medical Center has a Value Score of C (62/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are critical access hospitals.
Yes, Palacios Community Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 311 GREEN AVENUE, Palacios, TX 77465. Phone: (361) 972-2511.
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