North Alabama Medical Center
Florence, Alabama 35630
CCN: 010006 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
76
DRG Categories
2,652
Total Discharges
$61,851
Avg Charges
$12,496
Avg Payment
$10,478
Avg Medicare
4.95x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Below Average Safety of Care
Above Average Readmissions
Below Average Patient Experience
Reported Alabama Average Rating
2.57 / 5 This hospital is below average
2 five-star hospitals of rated in Alabama
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Proprietary
Compared to Alabama Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 69 hospitals in Alabama
Average Charges
$61,851 -23%
State avg: $80,830
Average Payment
$12,496 -16%
State avg: $14,876
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.95x Below avg
State avg: 5.48x
Top 20 DRGs by Volume
Most common diagnosis groups at this hospital, sorted by number of discharges
| DRG | Description | Discharges | Avg Charges | Avg Payment | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 286 | $67,865 | $13,527 | 5.02x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 175 | $56,619 | $12,259 | 4.62x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 173 | $39,697 | $8,991 | 4.42x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 92 | $45,785 | $9,165 | 5x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 71 | $45,203 | $8,620 | 5.24x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 60 | $30,257 | $6,960 | 4.35x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 59 | $25,126 | $5,404 | 4.65x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 58 | $41,311 | $10,265 | 4.02x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 55 | $77,190 | $13,424 | 5.75x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 52 | $27,248 | $6,468 | 4.21x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 51 | $33,144 | $7,238 | 4.58x |
| 247 | PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 51 | $92,903 | $13,940 | 6.66x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 51 | $155,870 | $31,473 | 4.95x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 50 | $30,465 | $8,209 | 3.71x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 48 | $35,542 | $8,895 | 4x |
| 069 | TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 46 | $29,205 | $5,743 | 5.09x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 44 | $44,961 | $11,804 | 3.81x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 43 | $53,202 | $13,908 | 3.83x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 42 | $50,441 | $10,899 | 4.63x |
| 287 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 42 | $43,935 | $7,636 | 5.75x |
Showing top 20 of 76 DRG categories at this hospital.
About This Data
Hospital charges and payment data are from the CMS Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary. Quality star ratings (1-5) are from CMS Hospital Compare, based on measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness. Negotiated insurance rates are from hospital Machine-Readable Files (MRFs) required by the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule.