St Veronica
6700 E 45TH ST N, Bel Aire, KS 67226
St Veronica in Bel Aire, KS has an average Medicare payment of $9,963 and a Value Score of B (66/100). Compare prices for 8 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About St Veronica
St Veronica 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.
Payment metrics are favorable: St Veronica averages $9,963 per documented procedure, in the lower-cost bracket for U.S. acute-care hospitals. St Veronica's value rating (66/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
St Veronica is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. 8 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for St Veronica. Top examples: Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator, Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without 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 |
|---|---|
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $6,389 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $15,223 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $6,859 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $13,991 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $6,713 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $12,292 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $5,155 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $13,080 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How St Veronica Compares
St Veronica has an average Medicare payment of $9,963, 26% below the Kansas state average of $13,528. That is 37% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (57% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (66/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
St Veronica Cost & Quality FAQ
St Veronica has an average payment of $9,963 across 8 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
St Veronica 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 Veronica has a Value Score of B (66/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Church facilities like this one are psychiatric.
St Veronica does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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