United Medical Center
1310 SOUTHERN AVENUE SE, Washington, DC 20032
United Medical Center in Washington, DC has an average Medicare payment of $22,196 and a Value Score of D (41/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About United Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, United Medical Center earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. 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 payment per documented procedure at United Medical Center is $22,196 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 41/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
United 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 United Medical Center lists 17 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC, Transient Ischemia, Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders 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 |
|---|---|
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $20,330 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $10,716 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $21,011 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $39,499 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $21,725 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $19,954 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $16,656 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $9,086 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $66,109 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $24,772 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $11,141 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $7,938 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $7,303 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $58,387 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $14,870 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $16,536 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $11,296 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How United Medical Center Compares
United Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $22,196, 7% above the District of Columbia state average of $20,781. That is 40% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (17% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of D (41/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
United Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
United Medical Center has an average payment of $22,196 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
United Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
United Medical Center has a Value Score of D (41/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, United Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1310 SOUTHERN AVENUE SE, Washington, DC 20032. Phone: (202) 574-6000.
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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.