St Jude Childrens Research Hospital
262 DANNY THOMAS PLACE, Memphis, TN 38105
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital in Memphis, TN has an average Medicare payment of $12,933 and a Value Score of C (62/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About St Jude Childrens Research Hospital
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital does not carry an overall CMS Hospital Compare star rating — typically because the hospital is too small, too specialized, or reports too few of the underlying measures to compute the composite. 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 Jude Childrens Research Hospital is $12,933, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. St Jude Childrens Research Hospital's value rating (62/100) 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 Jude Childrens Research Hospital lists 17 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC, Renal Failure with CC, GI Hemorrhage with MCC. Emergency services are not offered, which is unusual for an acute-care facility — most often reflects a specialty hospital or non-traditional inpatient model.
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 | $17,552 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $8,417 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $15,561 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $7,842 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $15,234 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,484 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $16,156 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $43,967 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $9,959 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $9,978 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $12,697 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $6,030 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $10,460 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $5,556 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $7,613 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $11,491 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $13,869 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Compares
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $12,933, 9% below the Tennessee state average of $14,163. That is 19% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (52% 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 Jude Childrens Research Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital has an average payment of $12,933 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital 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 childrens.
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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