What is Relax Hospice and Palliative Care LLC's SSVI score?

Relax Hospice and Palliative Care LLC (CCN A91715) has a published FY2025 SSVI score of 6 of 16: 1 of 8 from non-hospice spending and 5 of 8 from the eight claims-based utilization measures.

How does Relax Hospice and Palliative Care LLC compare to other Texas hospices?

It ranks 594 of 998 scored hospices in Texas. The average Texas hospice scored 7.3 on the FY2025 SSVI, against a national average of 6.4.

Relax Hospice and Palliative Care LLC

CCN A91715 · FRESNO, TX · Urban

FY2025 SSVI Score

6/ 16

Bar shows national percentile, not raw score.

Ranked 3203 of 6,643 hospices nationally and 594 of 998 in Texas. Higher than 38.4% of hospices nationally.

Spending

1 / 8

Utilization

5 / 8

vs FY2024

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How Relax Hospice and Palliative Care LLC compares

Relax Hospice and Palliative Care LLC posted a FY2025 SSVI of 6 of 16. The average Texas hospice scored 7.3; the national average is 6.4.

That puts it 1.3 points below its state peers.

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Utilization measures

5 of 8 flagged in FY2025. Each flagged measure adds one point to the utilization score.

Live discharge rateFlagged
Length of stay over 180 daysFlagged
Nursing facility patient shareNot flagged
No continuous home care or general inpatient careFlagged
Visits in last two days of lifeNot flagged
Skilled nursing minutesFlagged
Weekend visit rateFlagged
Return to hospice within 7 daysNot flagged

Non-hospice spending

Spending score

1 / 8

Based on Medicare spending outside the hospice benefit

Non-hospice spending per day

$2.71

FY2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is Relax Hospice and Palliative Care LLC's SSVI score?: Relax Hospice and Palliative Care LLC (CCN A91715) has a published FY2025 SSVI score of 6 of 16: 1 of 8 from non-hospice spending and 5 of 8 from the eight claims-based utilization measures.
How does Relax Hospice and Palliative Care LLC compare to other Texas hospices?: It ranks 594 of 998 scored hospices in Texas. The average Texas hospice scored 7.3 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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