Petersburg Medical Center
PO BOX 589, Petersburg, AK 99833
Petersburg Medical Center in Petersburg, AK has an average Medicare payment of $18,562 and a Value Score of C (52/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
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About Petersburg Medical Center
Petersburg 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 payment per documented procedure at Petersburg Medical Center is $18,562 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 52/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
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 Petersburg Medical Center lists 18 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent, GI Hemorrhage with MCC, Cellulitis 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 |
|---|---|
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $28,571 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $20,523 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $20,313 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $6,890 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $76,897 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $13,321 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $9,250 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $13,145 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,343 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $13,115 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $10,375 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $28,640 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $25,004 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $15,727 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $12,111 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $10,159 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $15,210 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $7,529 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Petersburg Medical Center Compares
Petersburg Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $18,562, 8% below the Alaska state average of $20,163. That is 17% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (28% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (52/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Petersburg Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Petersburg Medical Center has an average payment of $18,562 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Petersburg 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.
Petersburg Medical Center has a Value Score of C (52/100). 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, Petersburg Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at PO BOX 589, Petersburg, AK 99833. Phone: (907) 772-4291.
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