Dch Regional Medical Center
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401
CCN: 010092 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
1/5
CMS Star Rating
Well Below Average
97
DRG Categories
3,458
Total Discharges
$48,086
Avg Charges
$15,047
Avg Payment
$12,634
Avg Medicare
3.2x
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
$48,086 -41%
State avg: $80,830
Average Payment
$15,047 +1%
State avg: $14,876
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
3.2x 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 287 | $25,929 | $9,831 | 2.64x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 279 | $53,033 | $15,498 | 3.42x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 147 | $35,970 | $13,208 | 2.72x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 125 | $41,861 | $10,185 | 4.11x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 102 | $30,224 | $8,700 | 3.47x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 93 | $17,901 | $6,997 | 2.56x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 80 | $24,439 | $7,860 | 3.11x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 79 | $19,560 | $6,693 | 2.92x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 72 | $24,237 | $7,839 | 3.09x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 67 | $26,310 | $9,032 | 2.91x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 62 | $135,792 | $43,233 | 3.14x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 60 | $38,230 | $9,035 | 4.23x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 60 | $47,422 | $13,001 | 3.65x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 55 | $33,660 | $10,079 | 3.34x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 55 | $18,600 | $6,608 | 2.81x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 54 | $20,629 | $7,829 | 2.63x |
| 812 | RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 54 | $18,693 | $8,502 | 2.2x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 52 | $37,132 | $13,126 | 2.83x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 51 | $38,181 | $9,340 | 4.09x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 49 | $47,042 | $14,880 | 3.16x |
Showing top 20 of 97 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.