Dekalb Regional Medical Center
Fort Payne, Alabama 35968
CCN: 010012 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
10
DRG Categories
255
Total Discharges
$69,813
Avg Charges
$11,044
Avg Payment
$9,713
Avg Medicare
6.32x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Same as Average Safety of Care
Same as Average Readmissions
Same as Average Patient Experience
Reported Alabama Average Rating
2.57 / 5 This hospital is above 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
$69,813 -14%
State avg: $80,830
Average Payment
$11,044 -26%
State avg: $14,876
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
6.32x Above avg
State avg: 5.48x
Top 10 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 | 77 | $54,471 | $13,730 | 3.97x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 34 | $49,375 | $8,915 | 5.54x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 34 | $182,480 | $13,624 | 13.39x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 30 | $45,017 | $9,124 | 4.93x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 16 | $53,618 | $12,463 | 4.3x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 14 | $53,646 | $11,038 | 4.86x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 13 | $40,197 | $8,830 | 4.55x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 13 | $56,160 | $10,276 | 5.47x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 13 | $42,163 | $8,040 | 5.24x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 11 | $121,000 | $14,401 | 8.4x |
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.