Walker Baptist Medical Center
Jasper, Alabama 35502
CCN: 010089 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
17
DRG Categories
455
Total Discharges
$105,948
Avg Charges
$12,457
Avg Payment
$10,407
Avg Medicare
8.51x
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
Above 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: Proprietary
Compared to Alabama Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 69 hospitals in Alabama
Average Charges
$105,948 +31%
State avg: $80,830
Average Payment
$12,457 -16%
State avg: $14,876
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
8.51x Above avg
State avg: 5.48x
Top 17 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 | 100 | $105,694 | $13,206 | 8x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 46 | $58,941 | $9,130 | 6.46x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 39 | $60,318 | $8,666 | 6.96x |
| 454 | COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 31 | $443,544 | $41,087 | 10.8x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 27 | $72,662 | $10,224 | 7.11x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 26 | $69,264 | $11,299 | 6.13x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 25 | $68,255 | $9,316 | 7.33x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 23 | $54,721 | $7,556 | 7.24x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 21 | $130,070 | $13,543 | 9.6x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 21 | $57,259 | $6,698 | 8.55x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 16 | $85,229 | $9,053 | 9.41x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 15 | $73,555 | $6,145 | 11.97x |
| 522 | HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 14 | $148,613 | $20,046 | 7.41x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 14 | $50,075 | $6,573 | 7.62x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 14 | $55,055 | $5,357 | 10.28x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 12 | $48,678 | $6,451 | 7.55x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 11 | $219,177 | $27,425 | 7.99x |
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.