Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
420 SOUTH JACKSON STREET, Pottsville, PA 17901
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street in Pottsville, PA has an average Medicare payment of $15,426 and a Value Score of C (62/100). Compare prices for 12 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street holds a CMS 3-star quality rating — the middle of the federal scale, indicating performance close to the national average. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 1 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 1 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 53/100.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street is $15,426, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street's value rating (62/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street 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 Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street lists 12 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC, Cesarean Section without CC/MCC, Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) 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 |
|---|---|
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $13,031 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $8,662 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $41,824 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $21,100 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $8,179 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $7,705 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $15,842 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $13,157 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $19,630 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $12,919 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,143 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $12,918 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street Compares
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street has an average Medicare payment of $15,426, 9% below the Pennsylvania state average of $16,898. That is 3% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (43% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (62/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street Cost & Quality FAQ
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street has an average payment of $15,426 across 12 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street has a Value Score of C (62/100). 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, Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 420 SOUTH JACKSON STREET, Pottsville, PA 17901. Phone: (570) 621-5102.
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