Skagit Valley Hospital
1415 KINCAID STREET, Mount Vernon, WA 98274
Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, WA has an average Medicare payment of $14,288 and a Value Score of C (62/100). Compare prices for 15 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Skagit Valley Hospital
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Skagit Valley Hospital at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 1 safety, and 1 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 1 mortality, 0 safety, and 1 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 43/100.
Cost-wise, Skagit Valley Hospital is mid-pack: $14,288 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 62/100, 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. 15 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Skagit Valley Hospital. Top examples: GI Hemorrhage with MCC, Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure, Heart Failure and Shock with 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 |
|---|---|
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $16,816 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $16,297 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $13,240 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $10,462 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $8,892 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,420 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $17,735 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $9,335 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $10,604 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $39,279 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $13,157 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $18,969 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $10,359 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $12,543 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $6,210 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Skagit Valley Hospital Compares
Skagit Valley Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $14,288, 19% below the Washington state average of $17,541. That is 10% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (2% 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.
Skagit Valley Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Skagit Valley Hospital has an average payment of $14,288 across 15 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Skagit Valley Hospital has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Skagit Valley Hospital has a Value Score of C (62/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Government - Hospital District or Authority facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Skagit Valley Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1415 KINCAID STREET, Mount Vernon, WA 98274. Phone: (360) 424-4111.
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