St Clare Hospital
11315 BRIDGEPORT WAY S W, Lakewood, WA 98499
St Clare Hospital in Lakewood, WA has an average Medicare payment of $18,785 and a Value Score of B (75/100). Compare prices for 11 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
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About St Clare Hospital
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, St Clare Hospital earns 5 stars: the highest available rating, reflecting strong outcomes across mortality, safety, and patient experience measures. The underlying CMS measures are uniformly positive — 0 mortality measures, 2 safety measures, and 1 readmission measures all rate above the federal benchmarks, with nothing rating below.
Average payment per documented procedure at St Clare Hospital is $18,785 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. Combined with the quality measures, St Clare Hospital earns a value score of 75/100 — high quality at a competitive cost, the top-tier combination for a patient comparing options.
Ownership is non-profit, the dominant pattern in U.S. acute care. Non-profit hospitals generally reinvest operating margins rather than distribute them; the federal CMS measure set treats them identically to other ownership categories for reporting purposes. The CMS payment record for St Clare Hospital lists 11 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Cesarean Section without CC/MCC, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator, Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent. 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 |
|---|---|
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $9,230 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $21,556 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $18,109 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $14,969 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $25,630 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $14,587 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $16,218 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $10,556 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $18,609 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $47,039 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $10,130 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How St Clare Hospital Compares
St Clare Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $18,785, 7% above the Washington state average of $17,541. That is 18% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Infectious, where the typical payment is $13,772 (36% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (75/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
St Clare Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
St Clare Hospital has an average payment of $18,785 across 11 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
St Clare Hospital has a CMS star rating of 5 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
St Clare Hospital has a Value Score of B (75/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Church facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, St Clare Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 11315 BRIDGEPORT WAY S W, Lakewood, WA 98499. Phone: (253) 588-1711.
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