South Sound Behavioral Hospital
605 WOODLAND SQUARE LOOP SE, Lacey, WA 98503
South Sound Behavioral Hospital in Lacey, WA has an average Medicare payment of $21,155 and a Value Score of D (48/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About South Sound Behavioral Hospital
South Sound Behavioral 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.
On payment metrics, South Sound Behavioral Hospital runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $21,155, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 48/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
South Sound Behavioral Hospital 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. The CMS payment record for South Sound Behavioral Hospital lists 17 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC, Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC, Transient Ischemia. 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 |
|---|---|
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $18,073 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $23,381 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $9,696 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $18,622 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,121 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $17,078 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $15,151 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $27,979 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $43,320 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $25,078 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $10,440 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $14,257 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $20,035 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $59,494 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $10,159 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $27,067 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $9,677 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How South Sound Behavioral Hospital Compares
South Sound Behavioral Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $21,155, 21% above the Washington state average of $17,541. That is 33% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (21% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of D (48/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
South Sound Behavioral Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
South Sound Behavioral Hospital has an average payment of $21,155 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
South Sound Behavioral 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.
South Sound Behavioral Hospital has a Value Score of D (48/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are psychiatric.
South Sound Behavioral Hospital does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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