Shriners Hospitals For Children
815 MARKET STREET, Galveston, TX 77550
Shriners Hospitals For Children in Galveston, TX has an average Medicare payment of $17,923 and a Value Score of C (53/100). Compare prices for 9 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Shriners Hospitals For Children
Shriners Hospitals For Children 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.
Cost-wise, Shriners Hospitals For Children is mid-pack: $17,923 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. The composite value score of 53/100 puts Shriners Hospitals For Children in the middle of the value distribution: not a standout choice on cost-vs-quality grounds, but not poor either.
Shriners Hospitals For Children is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. 9 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Shriners Hospitals For Children. Top examples: Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours, Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/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 |
|---|---|
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $21,104 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $59,586 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $12,832 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $9,044 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $11,926 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $8,278 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $15,515 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $14,673 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $8,345 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Shriners Hospitals For Children Compares
Shriners Hospitals For Children has an average Medicare payment of $17,923, 13% above the Texas state average of $15,897. That is 13% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (33% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (53/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Shriners Hospitals For Children Cost & Quality FAQ
Shriners Hospitals For Children has an average payment of $17,923 across 9 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Shriners Hospitals For Children does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Shriners Hospitals For Children has a Value Score of C (53/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are childrens.
Shriners Hospitals For Children does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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