St Vincent's Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama 35205
CCN: 010056 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
85
DRG Categories
2,553
Total Discharges
$58,368
Avg Charges
$12,891
Avg Payment
$10,639
Avg Medicare
4.53x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Above Average Safety of Care
Above Average Readmissions
Above 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: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Compared to Alabama Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 69 hospitals in Alabama
Average Charges
$58,368 -28%
State avg: $80,830
Average Payment
$12,891 -13%
State avg: $14,876
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.53x 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 | 300 | $61,614 | $13,331 | 4.62x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 128 | $28,860 | $9,265 | 3.12x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 80 | $40,336 | $11,543 | 3.49x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 71 | $34,560 | $8,807 | 3.92x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 63 | $24,293 | $5,740 | 4.23x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 60 | $28,344 | $8,173 | 3.47x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 55 | $45,862 | $10,828 | 4.24x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 53 | $58,637 | $14,455 | 4.06x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 53 | $20,096 | $5,703 | 3.52x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 51 | $31,981 | $7,434 | 4.3x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 48 | $32,061 | $6,930 | 4.63x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 48 | $34,612 | $10,101 | 3.43x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 47 | $53,264 | $9,826 | 5.42x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 46 | $46,879 | $12,440 | 3.77x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 44 | $73,646 | $21,232 | 3.47x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 44 | $36,946 | $8,418 | 4.39x |
| 460 | SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 41 | $97,441 | $24,165 | 4.03x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 40 | $22,097 | $6,167 | 3.58x |
| 247 | PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 37 | $138,510 | $15,482 | 8.95x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 37 | $67,618 | $15,298 | 4.42x |
Showing top 20 of 85 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.