Northwest Medical Center
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
CCN: 040022 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
42
DRG Categories
1,232
Total Discharges
$96,743
Avg Charges
$10,661
Avg Payment
$8,466
Avg Medicare
9.07x
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
Above Average Patient Experience
Reported Arkansas Average Rating
2.63 / 5 This hospital is below average
1 five-star hospitals of rated in Arkansas
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Proprietary
Compared to Arkansas Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 42 hospitals in Arkansas
Average Charges
$96,743 +68%
State avg: $57,423
Average Payment
$10,661 -27%
State avg: $14,518
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
9.07x Above avg
State avg: 4.06x
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 885 | PSYCHOSES | 155 | $58,728 | $9,522 | 6.17x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 151 | $115,095 | $13,291 | 8.66x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 72 | $83,957 | $9,096 | 9.23x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 55 | $107,187 | $9,782 | 10.96x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 46 | $96,444 | $12,394 | 7.78x |
| 621 | O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 45 | $82,009 | $11,782 | 6.96x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 42 | $69,242 | $7,947 | 8.71x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 32 | $167,188 | $22,811 | 7.33x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 31 | $46,647 | $5,934 | 7.86x |
| 247 | PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 30 | $214,371 | $15,834 | 13.54x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 30 | $281,107 | $31,140 | 9.03x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 28 | $97,700 | $12,186 | 8.02x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 28 | $70,806 | $7,829 | 9.04x |
| 620 | O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITH CC | 27 | $81,316 | $13,564 | 6x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 26 | $45,247 | $6,516 | 6.94x |
| 246 | PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 24 | $308,719 | $24,256 | 12.73x |
| 281 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 23 | $73,797 | $6,933 | 10.64x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 23 | $47,992 | $6,418 | 7.48x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 22 | $93,534 | $14,212 | 6.58x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 21 | $79,806 | $7,763 | 10.28x |
Showing top 20 of 42 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.