Riverview Psychiatric Center
250 ARSENAL ST, Augusta, ME 04330
Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta, ME has an average Medicare payment of $13,134 and a Value Score of C (61/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Riverview Psychiatric Center
Riverview Psychiatric 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.
Cost-wise, Riverview Psychiatric Center is mid-pack: $13,134 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 61/100, an above-average showing.
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 Riverview Psychiatric Center lists 17 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC, Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC. Emergency services are not offered, which is unusual for an acute-care facility — most often reflects a specialty hospital or non-traditional inpatient model.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $7,303 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $13,919 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $10,538 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $12,619 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $21,679 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $13,099 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $12,125 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $9,880 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $6,723 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $42,117 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $7,657 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $5,735 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $6,503 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $8,356 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $18,326 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $13,543 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $13,155 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Riverview Psychiatric Center Compares
Riverview Psychiatric Center has an average Medicare payment of $13,134, 13% below the Maine state average of $15,047. That is 17% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (43% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (61/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Riverview Psychiatric Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Riverview Psychiatric Center has an average payment of $13,134 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Riverview Psychiatric 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.
Riverview Psychiatric Center has a Value Score of C (61/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Government - State facilities like this one are psychiatric.
Riverview Psychiatric Center does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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