Cullman Regional Medical Center
Cullman, Alabama 35058
CCN: 010035 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
58
DRG Categories
1,819
Total Discharges
$31,234
Avg Charges
$9,443
Avg Payment
$7,833
Avg Medicare
3.31x
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: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Compared to Alabama Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 69 hospitals in Alabama
Average Charges
$31,234 -61%
State avg: $80,830
Average Payment
$9,443 -37%
State avg: $14,876
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
3.31x 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 | 204 | $39,254 | $14,693 | 2.67x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 140 | $26,112 | $9,538 | 2.74x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 100 | $20,795 | $6,043 | 3.44x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 69 | $20,057 | $5,747 | 3.49x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 68 | $20,066 | $6,219 | 3.23x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 65 | $23,618 | $8,596 | 2.75x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 64 | $32,784 | $9,708 | 3.38x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 62 | $33,690 | $13,509 | 2.49x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 53 | $27,066 | $7,813 | 3.46x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 50 | $26,006 | $9,663 | 2.69x |
| 069 | TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 46 | $25,484 | $5,929 | 4.3x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 40 | $57,042 | $15,636 | 3.65x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 39 | $26,483 | $8,120 | 3.26x |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 38 | $21,714 | $6,222 | 3.49x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 32 | $30,350 | $8,338 | 3.64x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 31 | $43,275 | $11,857 | 3.65x |
| 313 | CHEST PAIN | 30 | $17,058 | $5,363 | 3.18x |
| 287 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 29 | $28,224 | $8,148 | 3.46x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 29 | $17,893 | $6,593 | 2.71x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 28 | $27,634 | $8,896 | 3.11x |
Showing top 20 of 58 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.