Athens Limestone Hospital
Athens, Alabama 35611
CCN: 010079 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
27
DRG Categories
594
Total Discharges
$26,305
Avg Charges
$9,307
Avg Payment
$7,706
Avg Medicare
2.83x
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
Same as Average Readmissions
Below 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: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Compared to Alabama Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 69 hospitals in Alabama
Average Charges
$26,305 -67%
State avg: $80,830
Average Payment
$9,307 -37%
State avg: $14,876
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
2.83x 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 60 | $35,467 | $12,538 | 2.83x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 55 | $24,297 | $12,639 | 1.92x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 42 | $15,523 | $8,482 | 1.83x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 33 | $25,332 | $12,267 | 2.07x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 28 | $18,465 | $8,893 | 2.08x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 27 | $20,463 | $7,834 | 2.61x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 27 | $11,668 | $5,658 | 2.06x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 24 | $17,738 | $8,210 | 2.16x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 23 | $10,317 | $5,499 | 1.88x |
| 522 | HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 22 | $38,724 | $13,839 | 2.8x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 21 | $16,198 | $5,575 | 2.91x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 19 | $15,902 | $8,682 | 1.83x |
| 455 | COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 18 | $199,999 | $37,784 | 5.29x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 17 | $22,109 | $8,096 | 2.73x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 17 | $31,514 | $13,200 | 2.39x |
| 948 | SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 17 | $13,810 | $5,588 | 2.47x |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 16 | $14,505 | $5,943 | 2.44x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 15 | $22,580 | $7,442 | 3.03x |
| 812 | RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 15 | $14,154 | $6,288 | 2.25x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 14 | $16,515 | $7,575 | 2.18x |
Showing top 20 of 27 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.