Palos Community Hospital
12251 SOUTH 80TH AVENUE, Palos Heights, IL 60463
Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights, IL has an average Medicare payment of $13,957 and a Value Score of B (70/100). Compare prices for 11 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Palos Community Hospital
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Palos Community Hospital at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. Outcome measures lean positive: 2 mortality, 2 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than the federal benchmark, with a small number rating worse.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Palos Community Hospital is $13,957, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 70/100, an above-average showing.
Palos Community Hospital 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 Palos Community Hospital lists 11 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Cesarean Section without CC/MCC, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator, GI Hemorrhage 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 |
|---|---|
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $10,079 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $17,940 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $8,717 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $9,782 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $22,388 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $10,564 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $15,658 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $29,211 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $7,807 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $14,073 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $7,304 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Palos Community Hospital Compares
Palos Community Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $13,957, 15% below the Illinois state average of $16,459. That is 12% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (48% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (70/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Palos Community Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Palos Community Hospital has an average payment of $13,957 across 11 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Palos Community Hospital has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Palos Community Hospital has a Value Score of B (70/100). 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, Palos Community Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 12251 SOUTH 80TH AVENUE, Palos Heights, IL 60463. Phone: (708) 923-4000.
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