Penn State Health St. Joseph
2500 BERNVILLE ROAD, Reading, PA 19605
Penn State Health St. Joseph in Reading, PA has an average Medicare payment of $14,462 and a Value Score of B (73/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Penn State Health St. Joseph
Penn State Health St. Joseph earns a CMS 4-star quality rating — above-average across the federal measures CMS tracks for U.S. acute-care hospitals. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 1 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 58/100.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Penn State Health St. Joseph is $14,462, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 73/100, an above-average showing.
Penn State Health St. Joseph 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 Penn State Health St. Joseph. Top examples: Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC, Renal Failure with CC, Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC. Emergency services are available, which is the norm for acute-care hospitals and a meaningful factor for any patient choosing a facility for unplanned care.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $12,737 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $12,687 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $10,666 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $5,695 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $9,388 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $10,493 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $16,103 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $15,928 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $33,125 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $25,118 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $8,626 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $12,036 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $9,783 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $7,613 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $6,740 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $23,303 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $20,620 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $19,656 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Penn State Health St. Joseph Compares
Penn State Health St. Joseph has an average Medicare payment of $14,462, 14% below the Pennsylvania state average of $16,898. That is 9% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (37% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (73/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Penn State Health St. Joseph Cost & Quality FAQ
Penn State Health St. Joseph has an average payment of $14,462 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Penn State Health St. Joseph has a CMS star rating of 4 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Penn State Health St. Joseph has a Value Score of B (73/100). 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, Penn State Health St. Joseph offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 2500 BERNVILLE ROAD, Reading, PA 19605. Phone: (610) 378-2000.
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