Huntsville Hospital
Huntsville, Alabama 35801
CCN: 010039 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
212
DRG Categories
9,321
Total Discharges
$82,615
Avg Charges
$15,639
Avg Payment
$12,699
Avg Medicare
5.28x
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
Same as 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
$82,615 +2%
State avg: $80,830
Average Payment
$15,639 +5%
State avg: $14,876
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
5.28x 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 | 878 | $69,073 | $14,038 | 4.92x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 355 | $40,953 | $9,463 | 4.33x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 194 | $54,115 | $12,947 | 4.18x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 183 | $47,060 | $7,653 | 6.15x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 140 | $71,244 | $13,830 | 5.15x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 140 | $26,865 | $6,165 | 4.36x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 133 | $143,104 | $21,971 | 6.51x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 129 | $38,467 | $7,752 | 4.96x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 125 | $47,288 | $9,535 | 4.96x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 125 | $28,970 | $6,279 | 4.61x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 121 | $81,380 | $14,507 | 5.61x |
| 267 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 113 | $213,550 | $34,256 | 6.23x |
| 455 | COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 112 | $236,390 | $32,521 | 7.27x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 111 | $36,110 | $7,648 | 4.72x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 109 | $155,686 | $33,131 | 4.7x |
| 286 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 108 | $63,496 | $15,140 | 4.19x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 107 | $28,325 | $5,821 | 4.87x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 103 | $28,018 | $7,053 | 3.97x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 100 | $37,253 | $9,158 | 4.07x |
| 812 | RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 97 | $29,057 | $7,007 | 4.15x |
Showing top 20 of 212 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.