St Joseph Hospital
2901 SQUALICUM PARKWAY, Bellingham, WA 98225
St Joseph Hospital in Bellingham, WA has an average Medicare payment of $16,719 and a Value Score of B (69/100). Compare prices for 16 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
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About St Joseph Hospital
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, St Joseph Hospital carries 4 stars: above the national median across the bundle of safety, mortality, and patient-experience measures the agency uses. 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 Joseph Hospital is mid-pack: $16,719 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. St Joseph Hospital's value rating (69/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
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 Joseph Hospital lists 16 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC, Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC, 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 |
|---|---|
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $9,994 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $13,955 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,472 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $21,872 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $11,545 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $14,333 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $26,423 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $17,752 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $36,050 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $27,239 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $14,771 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $10,072 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $7,376 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $12,829 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $15,958 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $18,859 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How St Joseph Hospital Compares
St Joseph Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $16,719, 5% below the Washington state average of $17,541. That is 5% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (15% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (69/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
St Joseph Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
St Joseph Hospital has an average payment of $16,719 across 16 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
St Joseph Hospital has a CMS star rating of 4 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
St Joseph Hospital has a Value Score of B (69/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Other facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, St Joseph Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 2901 SQUALICUM PARKWAY, Bellingham, WA 98225. Phone: (360) 734-5400.
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