Pender Community Hospital
100 HOSPITAL DRIVE, PO BOX 100, Pender, NE 68047
Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE has an average Medicare payment of $14,880 and a Value Score of C (58/100). Compare prices for 14 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Pender Community Hospital
Pender Community Hospital 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.
Cost-wise, Pender Community Hospital is mid-pack: $14,880 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Pender Community Hospital's value rating (58/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Ownership is government — county, hospital-district, or federal. The category includes some of the largest safety-net hospitals in the country alongside small rural facilities. The CMS payment record for Pender Community Hospital lists 14 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Syncope and Collapse, Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC, Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction 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 |
|---|---|
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $5,852 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $20,113 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $18,708 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $5,094 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $8,657 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $4,822 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $10,652 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $19,611 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $25,324 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $7,117 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $7,246 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $54,507 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $6,357 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $14,257 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Pender Community Hospital Compares
Pender Community Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $14,880, 12% above the Nebraska state average of $13,235. That is 6% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Neurological, where the typical payment is $10,855 (37% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (58/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Pender Community Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Pender Community Hospital has an average payment of $14,880 across 14 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Pender Community Hospital does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Pender Community Hospital has a Value Score of C (58/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Government - Local facilities like this one are critical access hospitals.
Yes, Pender Community Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 100 HOSPITAL DRIVE, PO BOX 100, Pender, NE 68047. Phone: (402) 385-3083.
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