St Francis Community Hospital
34515 9TH AVENUE SOUTH, Federal Way, WA 98003
St Francis Community Hospital in Federal Way, WA has an average Medicare payment of $17,060 and a Value Score of C (59/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About St Francis Community Hospital
St Francis Community Hospital 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.
Cost-wise, St Francis Community Hospital is mid-pack: $17,060 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 59/100, an above-average showing.
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. 18 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for St Francis Community Hospital. Top examples: GI Hemorrhage with MCC, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC, Heart Failure and Shock 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 |
|---|---|
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $16,909 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $13,132 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $14,657 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $28,637 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $41,719 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $17,548 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $7,645 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $8,671 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $17,869 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $11,858 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $7,315 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $31,893 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $17,972 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $17,777 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $14,110 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $8,219 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $16,531 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $14,626 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How St Francis Community Hospital Compares
St Francis Community Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $17,060, 3% below the Washington state average of $17,541. That is 7% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (17% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (59/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
St Francis Community Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
St Francis Community Hospital has an average payment of $17,060 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
St Francis Community Hospital has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
St Francis Community Hospital has a Value Score of C (59/100). 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 Francis Community Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 34515 9TH AVENUE SOUTH, Federal Way, WA 98003. Phone: (253) 944-8100.
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