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VA CENTRAL IOWA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
DES MOINES, IA · Acute Care - Veterans Administration · Veterans Health Administration. Emergency services available. 24 CMS-published quality measures, refreshed quarterly.
Quick facts
- CCN (CMS Provider Number)
- 16003F
- Address
- 3600 30TH STREET, DES MOINES, IA 50310
- Phone
- (515) 699-5999
- County
- POLK
- Type
- Acute Care - Veterans Administration
- Ownership
- Veterans Health Administration
- Emergency services
- Yes
- Birthing-friendly designation
- Not reported
Pricing snapshot
What this hospital reports under federal Hospital Price Transparency rules (45 CFR §180.50), shown next to the Medicare allowed amount as a reference. Hospital values come from this hospital’s machine-readable file as aggregated by the DoltHub HPT v3 community dataset; Medicare values come from the CMS Physician Fee Schedule. Real amounts on a specific bill vary by setting, modifier, and contract.
| Service | Hospital chargemaster | Cash-pay | Median commercial | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPT 99213 Office visit, established patient (low complexity) | — | — | — | $98 |
| CPT 99214 Office visit, established patient (moderate complexity) | — | — | — | $139 |
| CPT 99215 Office visit, established patient (high complexity) | — | — | — | $197 |
| CPT 99284 ER visit (Level 4, moderate complexity) | — | — | — | $119 |
| CPT 99285 ER visit (Level 5, high complexity) | — | — | — | $173 |
| CPT 71045 Chest X-ray, single view | — | — | — | $26 |
| CPT 70450 CT head/brain without contrast | — | — | — | $110 |
| CPT 76700 Abdominal ultrasound, complete | — | — | — | $118 |
| CPT 73221 MRI upper extremity joint without contrast | — | — | — | $212 |
| CPT 27447 Total knee arthroplasty | — | — | — | $1,170 |
| CPT 47562 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | — | — | — | $635 |
| CPT 45378 Colonoscopy, diagnostic | — | — | — | $390 |
Read this carefully. The chargemaster is the hospital’s starting price; very few patients actually pay this amount, but it’s often the basis for self-pay billing before discounts. Cash-pay is what the hospital accepts when paid in full at time of service. Median commercial is what insurance plans typically pay (the actual rate on your EOB depends on your specific plan). Medicare is the federally-set baseline.
Quality measures
CMS publishes these measures quarterly through the Care Compare program. Each measure is risk-adjusted where applicable so hospitals serving sicker patients aren’t penalized for their case mix. Values shown are this hospital’s reported numbers; “Not reported” means the case volume was too low for the figure to be statistically meaningful.
Mortality
30-day risk-standardized death rates for common admission types — tracked by CMS as a hospital-level outcome measure. Lower numbers are better; CMS adjusts for case mix so hospitals serving sicker patients aren't penalized.
- 30-day mortality after COPD admission13.2
Lower is better
- 30-day mortality after coronary bypass (CABG)Not reported
Lower is better
- 30-day mortality after heart attack (AMI)12.1
Lower is better
- 30-day mortality after heart failure15.7
Lower is better
- 30-day mortality after pneumonia13.4
Lower is better
- 30-day mortality after strokeNot reported
Lower is better
- Hybrid hospital-wide mortality (admin + EHR data)Not reported
Lower is better
Readmission
Risk-standardized rate of patients returning to any hospital within 30 days of discharge. Used by Medicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) to set payment penalties.
- 30-day readmission after CABGNot reported
Lower is better
- 30-day readmission after COPD17.8
Lower is better
- 30-day readmission after heart attack13.4
Lower is better
- 30-day readmission after heart failure17.1
Lower is better
- 30-day readmission after hip/knee replacement4.80
Lower is better
- 30-day readmission after pneumonia14.5
Lower is better
- Excess days in acute care after AMINot reported
Lower is better
- Excess days in acute care after heart failure-50.7
Lower is better
- Excess days in acute care after pneumonia-21.2
Lower is better
- Hybrid hospital-wide readmission (admin + EHR data)14.8
Lower is better
Complications
Patient Safety Indicators (PSI) — adverse events that may have been prevented through better care. Lower is better.
- COMP_HIP_KNEE3.30
Lower is better
- PSI_030.83
Lower is better
- PSI_04Not reported
Lower is better
- PSI_060.19
Lower is better
- PSI_080.37
Lower is better
- PSI_092.11
Lower is better
- PSI_101.61
Lower is better
- PSI_119.66
Lower is better
- PSI_123.46
Lower is better
- PSI_136.61
Lower is better
- PSI_141.68
Lower is better
- PSI_151.25
Lower is better
- PSI_901.12
Lower is better
Timely care
Emergency department flow and time-to-treatment measures. Includes ED wait time, leave-without-being-seen rate, and stroke-imaging speed.
- OP_32Not reported
- OP_35_ADMNot reported
- OP_35_EDNot reported
- OP_36Not reported
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Source & methodology
Quality measures and hospital roster from CMS Care Compare, refreshed quarterly. Federal-source data, public domain (17 USC §105). §501(r) charity-care references from 26 USC §501(r) and IRS Publication 78. Full data-source register at /data-sources.