The Children's Mercy Hospital
2401 GILLHAM ROAD, Kansas City, MO 64108
The Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO has an average Medicare payment of $14,572 and a Value Score of C (59/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
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About The Children's Mercy Hospital
The Children's Mercy 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. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 50/100.
Cost-wise, The Children's Mercy Hospital is mid-pack: $14,572 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 59/100, an above-average showing.
The Children's Mercy Hospital is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. 17 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for The Children's Mercy Hospital. Top examples: Cellulitis with MCC, Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction 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 |
|---|---|
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $12,049 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $10,612 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $7,671 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $9,834 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $36,668 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $6,612 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $22,118 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $5,831 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $9,727 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $7,723 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $13,349 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $10,424 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $12,127 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $12,159 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $11,286 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $15,692 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $43,834 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How The Children's Mercy Hospital Compares
The Children's Mercy Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $14,572, 5% above the Missouri state average of $13,821. That is 8% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (37% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (59/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
The Children's Mercy Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
The Children's Mercy Hospital has an average payment of $14,572 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
The Children's Mercy 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.
The Children's Mercy Hospital has a Value Score of C (59/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are childrens.
Yes, The Children's Mercy Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 2401 GILLHAM ROAD, Kansas City, MO 64108. Phone: (816) 234-3000.
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