Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903
CCN: 040062 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
83
DRG Categories
3,227
Total Discharges
$39,122
Avg Charges
$12,307
Avg Payment
$10,759
Avg Medicare
3.18x
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 Arkansas Average Rating
2.63 / 5 This hospital is above 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: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Compared to Arkansas Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 42 hospitals in Arkansas
Average Charges
$39,122 -32%
State avg: $57,423
Average Payment
$12,307 -15%
State avg: $14,518
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
3.18x Below 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 558 | $40,541 | $12,623 | 3.21x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 203 | $25,848 | $8,302 | 3.11x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 99 | $24,110 | $8,474 | 2.85x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 88 | $20,974 | $7,026 | 2.99x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 83 | $28,268 | $11,386 | 2.48x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 79 | $25,890 | $7,082 | 3.66x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 77 | $29,846 | $9,077 | 3.29x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 75 | $28,310 | $7,024 | 4.03x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 67 | $19,786 | $6,484 | 3.05x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 67 | $20,790 | $7,873 | 2.64x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 66 | $33,118 | $13,943 | 2.38x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 66 | $85,112 | $27,945 | 3.05x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 60 | $28,706 | $9,969 | 2.88x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 58 | $18,848 | $5,772 | 3.27x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 52 | $36,277 | $10,436 | 3.48x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 51 | $29,964 | $12,924 | 2.32x |
| 522 | HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 51 | $36,685 | $14,132 | 2.6x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 50 | $35,853 | $8,713 | 4.12x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 49 | $20,571 | $6,005 | 3.43x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 42 | $20,139 | $5,376 | 3.75x |
Showing top 20 of 83 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.