St Elizabeth Ft Thomas
85 NORTH GRAND AVENUE, Fort Thomas, KY 41075
St Elizabeth Ft Thomas in Fort Thomas, KY has an average Medicare payment of $14,806 and a Value Score of C (64/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About St Elizabeth Ft Thomas
St Elizabeth Ft Thomas holds a CMS 3-star quality rating — the middle of the federal scale, indicating performance close to the national average. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at St Elizabeth Ft Thomas is $14,806, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 64/100, an above-average showing.
St Elizabeth Ft Thomas is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The CMS payment record for St Elizabeth Ft Thomas lists 18 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours, Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC, Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint 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 |
|---|---|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $52,870 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $11,894 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $19,482 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $5,243 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $4,767 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $19,599 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $6,037 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $11,260 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $6,302 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $5,050 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $15,066 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $14,970 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $36,335 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $12,639 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $10,404 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $15,415 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,141 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $11,033 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How St Elizabeth Ft Thomas Compares
St Elizabeth Ft Thomas has an average Medicare payment of $14,806, 9% above the Kentucky state average of $13,644. That is 7% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (45% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (64/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
St Elizabeth Ft Thomas Cost & Quality FAQ
St Elizabeth Ft Thomas has an average payment of $14,806 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
St Elizabeth Ft Thomas has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
St Elizabeth Ft Thomas has a Value Score of C (64/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, St Elizabeth Ft Thomas offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 85 NORTH GRAND AVENUE, Fort Thomas, KY 41075. Phone: (859) 572-3100.
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