St Joseph Medical Center
1000 CARONDELET DR, Kansas City, MO 64114
St Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO has an average Medicare payment of $17,216 and a Value Score of C (57/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About St Joseph Medical Center
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates St Joseph Medical Center at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. 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 $17,216, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. St Joseph Medical Center's value rating (57/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
St Joseph Medical Center is investor-owned — a proprietary hospital, the minority ownership pattern in U.S. acute care. For-profit hospitals are more concentrated in some regions (Florida, Texas, Nevada) than others. The CMS payment record for St Joseph Medical Center lists 18 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC, GI Hemorrhage with MCC. 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 |
|---|---|
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $12,114 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $8,132 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $15,560 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $7,841 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $44,456 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $13,476 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $26,754 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $9,307 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $4,983 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $24,499 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $10,524 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $7,297 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $7,234 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $10,889 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $15,638 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $54,907 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $15,231 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $21,038 |
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 $17,216, 25% above the Missouri state average of $13,821. That is 8% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (18% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (57/100) 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 $17,216 across 18 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 3 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 (57/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, St Joseph Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1000 CARONDELET DR, Kansas City, MO 64114. Phone: (816) 942-4400.
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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.