French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, California 93401
CCN: 050232 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
5/5
CMS Star Rating
Excellent
49
DRG Categories
1,460
Total Discharges
$111,936
Avg Charges
$16,844
Avg Payment
$15,323
Avg Medicare
6.65x
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
Above Average Patient Experience
Reported California Average Rating
3.01 / 5 This hospital is above average
25 five-star hospitals of rated in California
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 California Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 275 hospitals in California
Average Charges
$111,936 -26%
State avg: $151,712
Average Payment
$16,844 -31%
State avg: $24,418
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
6.65x Above avg
State avg: 6.59x
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 | 189 | $117,778 | $16,793 | 7.01x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 169 | $84,682 | $11,468 | 7.38x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 71 | $143,066 | $28,211 | 5.07x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 58 | $84,969 | $10,963 | 7.75x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 55 | $68,094 | $9,239 | 7.37x |
| 247 | PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 53 | $133,033 | $17,890 | 7.44x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 51 | $132,054 | $17,741 | 7.44x |
| 267 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 45 | $316,843 | $42,941 | 7.38x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 39 | $93,093 | $15,876 | 5.86x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 33 | $71,517 | $11,291 | 6.33x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 32 | $62,810 | $10,303 | 6.1x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 29 | $60,569 | $8,257 | 7.34x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 29 | $314,921 | $43,988 | 7.16x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 28 | $50,680 | $6,824 | 7.43x |
| 246 | PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 27 | $193,117 | $24,935 | 7.74x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 27 | $57,759 | $6,932 | 8.33x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 26 | $99,109 | $13,392 | 7.4x |
| 286 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 25 | $142,024 | $19,645 | 7.23x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 25 | $95,702 | $12,251 | 7.81x |
| 460 | SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 23 | $163,606 | $26,520 | 6.17x |
Showing top 20 of 49 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.