Union County General Hospital
300 WILSON STREET, Clayton, NM 88415
Union County General Hospital in Clayton, NM has an average Medicare payment of $13,392 and a Value Score of C (61/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Union County General Hospital
Union County General 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 Union County General Hospital is $13,392, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. Union County General Hospital's value rating (61/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Ownership is government — county, hospital-district, or federal. The category includes some of the largest safety-net hospitals in the country alongside small rural facilities. The CMS payment record for Union County General Hospital lists 17 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Cellulitis with MCC, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC. 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 |
|---|---|
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $7,529 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $25,421 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $8,912 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $15,155 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,496 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $17,150 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $50,881 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $13,450 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $3,818 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $10,625 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $7,987 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $8,941 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $8,434 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $6,578 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $5,382 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $10,298 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $19,607 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Union County General Hospital Compares
Union County General Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $13,392, 9% below the New Mexico state average of $14,678. That is 16% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Neurological, where the typical payment is $10,855 (23% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (61/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Union County General Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Union County General Hospital has an average payment of $13,392 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Union County General 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.
Union County General Hospital has a Value Score of C (61/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Government - Local facilities like this one are critical access hospitals.
Yes, Union County General Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 300 WILSON STREET, Clayton, NM 88415. Phone: (575) 374-7001.
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