St Francis-Downtown
ONE ST FRANCIS DR, Greenville, SC 29601
St Francis-Downtown in Greenville, SC has an average Medicare payment of $17,264 and a Value Score of C (62/100). Compare prices for 14 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About St Francis-Downtown
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates St Francis-Downtown at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. The underlying CMS Hospital Compare measures are mostly favorable — the better-than-benchmark count exceeds the worse-than-benchmark count by a meaningful margin.
Cost-wise, St Francis-Downtown is mid-pack: $17,264 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 62/100, 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. The CMS payment record for St Francis-Downtown lists 14 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses, Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy 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 |
|---|---|
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $5,352 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $34,361 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $18,144 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $57,378 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $23,050 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $11,638 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $15,634 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,571 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $8,851 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $7,133 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $21,208 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $10,851 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $9,531 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $10,996 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How St Francis-Downtown Compares
St Francis-Downtown has an average Medicare payment of $17,264, 18% above the South Carolina state average of $14,688. That is 9% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (36% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (62/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
St Francis-Downtown Cost & Quality FAQ
St Francis-Downtown has an average payment of $17,264 across 14 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
St Francis-Downtown 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-Downtown has a Value Score of C (62/100). 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 Francis-Downtown offers emergency services. The hospital is located at ONE ST FRANCIS DR, Greenville, SC 29601. Phone: (800) 805-5678.
Hospital payment data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Value Scores combine cost efficiency, CMS star ratings, and patient outcome measures. Actual out-of-pocket costs may vary based on insurance and individual circumstances.