Spencer Municipal Hospital
1200 1ST AVENUE EAST, Spencer, IA 51301
Spencer Municipal Hospital in Spencer, IA has an average Medicare payment of $10,936 and a Value Score of B (77/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
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About Spencer Municipal Hospital
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Spencer Municipal Hospital carries 4 stars: above the national median across the bundle of safety, mortality, and patient-experience measures the agency uses. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 1 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 50/100.
Spencer Municipal Hospital runs lean on cost — $10,936 average Medicare payment per documented procedure, below the national median. The value composite — quality measures weighted against payment data — comes out to 77/100, putting Spencer Municipal Hospital in the upper bracket of the LakeQuality value rubric.
Spencer Municipal Hospital is a government-owned hospital — typically county, hospital district, or federal (VA, military, Indian Health Service). Government hospitals have a distinct mission profile, often serving safety-net populations or specific veteran or tribal communities. 18 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Spencer Municipal Hospital. Top examples: Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC, Renal Failure with CC. 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 |
|---|---|
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,235 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $11,795 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $9,073 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $10,606 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $5,928 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $4,934 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $22,554 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $16,731 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $5,316 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $7,488 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $6,275 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $18,010 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $7,029 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $25,315 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $8,222 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $9,081 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $9,995 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $10,263 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Spencer Municipal Hospital Compares
Spencer Municipal Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $10,936, 13% below the Iowa state average of $12,512. That is 31% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (25% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (77/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Spencer Municipal Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Spencer Municipal Hospital has an average payment of $10,936 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Spencer Municipal Hospital has a CMS star rating of 4 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Spencer Municipal Hospital has a Value Score of B (77/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Government - Local facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Spencer Municipal Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1200 1ST AVENUE EAST, Spencer, IA 51301. Phone: (712) 264-6198.
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