Northwest Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona 85741
CCN: 030085 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
93
DRG Categories
2,506
Total Discharges
$127,169
Avg Charges
$14,421
Avg Payment
$12,416
Avg Medicare
8.82x
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 Arizona Average Rating
3.02 / 5 This hospital is below average
5 five-star hospitals of rated in Arizona
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Proprietary
Compared to Arizona Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 58 hospitals in Arizona
Average Charges
$127,169 +26%
State avg: $101,200
Average Payment
$14,421 -22%
State avg: $18,374
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
8.82x Above avg
State avg: 5.97x
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 | 235 | $108,951 | $13,940 | 7.82x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 130 | $72,179 | $9,514 | 7.59x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 96 | $63,902 | $7,319 | 8.73x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 63 | $47,750 | $5,748 | 8.31x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 55 | $67,371 | $9,607 | 7.01x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 54 | $92,730 | $11,337 | 8.18x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 52 | $94,070 | $12,332 | 7.63x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 47 | $43,734 | $6,483 | 6.75x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 43 | $59,804 | $7,468 | 8.01x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 40 | $60,219 | $9,200 | 6.55x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 39 | $264,422 | $33,777 | 7.83x |
| 236 | CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 38 | $342,079 | $28,877 | 11.85x |
| 330 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 38 | $170,120 | $17,984 | 9.46x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 38 | $77,737 | $11,406 | 6.82x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 37 | $108,601 | $13,649 | 7.96x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 36 | $190,269 | $23,768 | 8.01x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 34 | $70,124 | $8,945 | 7.84x |
| 331 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 34 | $160,430 | $12,808 | 12.53x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 34 | $53,474 | $5,733 | 9.33x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 32 | $60,827 | $8,024 | 7.58x |
Showing top 20 of 93 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.