Sierra Medical Center
1625 MEDICAL CENTER DR, El Paso, TX 79902
Sierra Medical Center in El Paso, TX has an average Medicare payment of $18,917 and a Value Score of C (51/100). Compare prices for 14 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Sierra Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Sierra Medical Center earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. Outcome measures lean positive: 0 mortality, 2 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than the federal benchmark, with a small number rating worse.
On payment metrics, Sierra Medical Center runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $18,917, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 51/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
Sierra Medical Center is investor-owned — a proprietary hospital, the minority ownership pattern in U.S. acute care. For-profit hospitals are more concentrated in some regions (Florida, Texas, Nevada) than others. 14 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Sierra Medical Center. Top examples: Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC, GI Hemorrhage with MCC, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy 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 |
|---|---|
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,972 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $19,120 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $13,479 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $11,416 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $33,037 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $30,009 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $18,388 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $48,052 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $8,816 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $17,883 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $9,413 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $17,309 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $16,250 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $10,689 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Sierra Medical Center Compares
Sierra Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $18,917, 19% above the Texas state average of $15,897. That is 19% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (18% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (51/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Sierra Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Sierra Medical Center has an average payment of $18,917 across 14 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Sierra Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Sierra Medical Center has a Value Score of C (51/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Sierra Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1625 MEDICAL CENTER DR, El Paso, TX 79902. Phone: (915) 747-4000.
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Hospital payment data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Value Scores combine cost efficiency, CMS star ratings, and patient outcome measures. Actual out-of-pocket costs may vary based on insurance and individual circumstances.