Wamego Health Center
711 GENN DRIVE, Wamego, KS 66547
Wamego Health Center in Wamego, KS has an average Medicare payment of $15,037 and a Value Score of C (58/100). Compare prices for 14 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Wamego Health Center
Wamego Health Center 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.
Cost-wise, Wamego Health Center is mid-pack: $15,037 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 58/100, an above-average showing.
Wamego Health Center is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. 14 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Wamego Health Center. Top examples: Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC, Syncope and Collapse, GI Hemorrhage 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 |
|---|---|
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $24,368 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,320 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $13,839 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $15,897 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $7,872 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $10,278 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $5,201 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $22,301 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $39,753 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $8,986 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $5,233 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $35,010 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $3,968 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $10,487 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Wamego Health Center Compares
Wamego Health Center has an average Medicare payment of $15,037, 11% above the Kansas state average of $13,528. That is 5% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (44% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (58/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Wamego Health Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Wamego Health Center has an average payment of $15,037 across 14 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Wamego Health Center does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Wamego Health Center has a Value Score of C (58/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Other facilities like this one are critical access hospitals.
Yes, Wamego Health Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 711 GENN DRIVE, Wamego, KS 66547. Phone: (785) 456-2295.
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