Walker Baptist Medical Center
3400 HIGHWAY 78 EAST, Jasper, AL 35502
Walker Baptist Medical Center in Jasper, AL has an average Medicare payment of $12,635 and a Value Score of B (67/100). Compare prices for 9 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Walker Baptist Medical Center
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Walker Baptist Medical Center at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Cost-wise, Walker Baptist Medical Center is mid-pack: $12,635 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Walker Baptist Medical Center's value rating (67/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Ownership is for-profit, which puts Walker Baptist Medical Center in the investor-owned segment of U.S. hospitals. The category is overrepresented in some markets and absent in others, and the CMS measure set treats it identically to non-profits for reporting. The CMS payment record for Walker Baptist Medical Center lists 9 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Cellulitis with MCC, Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC, Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis 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 |
|---|---|
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $13,484 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $16,023 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $13,430 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $8,580 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,125 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $12,749 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $18,303 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $10,327 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $12,697 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Walker Baptist Medical Center Compares
Walker Baptist Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $12,635, 5% below the Alabama state average of $13,264. That is 20% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Infectious, where the typical payment is $13,772 (8% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (67/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Walker Baptist Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Walker Baptist Medical Center has an average payment of $12,635 across 9 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Walker Baptist Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Walker Baptist Medical Center has a Value Score of B (67/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Walker Baptist Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 3400 HIGHWAY 78 EAST, Jasper, AL 35502. Phone: (205) 387-4000.
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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.