Seattle Children's Hospital
4800 SAND POINT WAY NE, PO BOX C-5371, Seattle, WA 98105
Seattle Children's Hospital in Seattle, WA has an average Medicare payment of $16,716 and a Value Score of C (55/100). Compare prices for 12 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle Children's 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.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Seattle Children's Hospital is $16,716, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. Seattle Children's Hospital's value rating (55/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Seattle Children's Hospital is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. 12 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Seattle Children's Hospital. Top examples: Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC, Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure, Cesarean Section without CC/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 |
|---|---|
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $37,227 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $15,498 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $10,564 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $20,191 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $9,048 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $10,189 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $33,976 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $7,412 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,753 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $23,282 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $9,250 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $16,206 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Seattle Children's Hospital Compares
Seattle Children's Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $16,716, 5% below the Washington state average of $17,541. That is 5% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (38% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (55/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Seattle Children's Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Seattle Children's Hospital has an average payment of $16,716 across 12 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Seattle Children's 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.
Seattle Children's Hospital has a Value Score of C (55/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are childrens.
Yes, Seattle Children's Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 4800 SAND POINT WAY NE, PO BOX C-5371, Seattle, WA 98105. Phone: (206) 987-2000.
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