Mesilla Valley Hospice, Inc.
CCN 321501 · Las Cruces, NM · Urban
Bar shows national percentile, not raw score.
Ranked 5694 of 6,643 hospices nationally and 35 of 54 in New Mexico. Higher than 6.3% of hospices nationally.
How Mesilla Valley Hospice, Inc. compares
Mesilla Valley Hospice, Inc. posted a FY2025 SSVI of 3 of 16. The average New Mexico hospice scored 5.0; the national average is 6.4.
That puts it 2.0 points below its state peers, and its score fell year over year — from 4 in FY2024 to 3 in FY2025.
Utilization measures
0 of 8 flagged in FY2025. Each flagged measure adds one point to the utilization score.
- Live discharge rateNot flagged
- Length of stay over 180 daysNot flagged
- Nursing facility patient shareNot flagged
- No continuous home care or general inpatient careNot flagged
- Visits in last two days of lifeNot flagged
- Skilled nursing minutesNot flagged
- Weekend visit rateNot flagged
- Return to hospice within 7 daysNot flagged
Non-hospice spending
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Mesilla Valley Hospice, Inc.'s SSVI score?
- Mesilla Valley Hospice, Inc. (CCN 321501) has a published FY2025 SSVI score of 3 of 16: 3 of 8 from non-hospice spending and 0 of 8 from the eight claims-based utilization measures.
- How does Mesilla Valley Hospice, Inc. compare to other New Mexico hospices?
- It ranks 35 of 54 scored hospices in New Mexico. The average New Mexico hospice scored 5.0 on the FY2025 SSVI, against a national average of 6.4.
- Is a high SSVI score a violation?
- No. CMS is explicit that the SSVI is not a determination of fraud, waste, or abuse. It measures how far an agency’s claims patterns diverge from peer norms, and it is one input CMS uses to decide where to focus oversight.
What this means
The SSVI is not a quality rating and does not indicate wrongdoing. It measures how far an agency's claims patterns diverge from peer norms, and it is one of the inputs CMS uses to decide where to focus oversight. A higher score means more divergence from peers.
Source: CMS FY2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update Final Rule (CMS-1851-F), SSVI data file. FY2025 and FY2024 scores as published by CMS. Connect Shield is not affiliated with CMS.
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