St Joseph Medical Center
1401 ST. JOSEPH PARKWAY, Houston, TX 77002
St Joseph Medical Center in Houston, TX has an average Medicare payment of $15,513 and a Value Score of C (55/100). Compare prices for 16 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About St Joseph Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, St Joseph Medical Center earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. 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 Joseph Medical Center is $15,513, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 55/100, an above-average showing.
St Joseph Medical Center's ownership category — Physician — falls outside the three dominant categories (non-profit, for-profit, government). The CMS Hospital Compare program treats all ownership types under the same measure rubric. The CMS payment record for St Joseph Medical Center lists 16 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC, Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator. 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 |
|---|---|
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $17,896 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,471 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $9,731 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $8,986 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $12,585 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $51,003 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $14,354 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $10,461 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $7,404 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $14,485 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $7,906 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $4,996 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $15,626 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $31,265 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $6,906 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $24,129 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How St Joseph Medical Center Compares
St Joseph Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $15,513, 2% below the Texas state average of $15,897. That is 2% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (7% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (55/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
St Joseph Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
St Joseph Medical Center has an average payment of $15,513 across 16 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
St Joseph Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
St Joseph Medical Center has a Value Score of C (55/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Physician facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, St Joseph Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1401 ST. JOSEPH PARKWAY, Houston, TX 77002. Phone: (713) 757-1000.
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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.