Lutheran Medical Center
Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033
CCN: 060009 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
43
DRG Categories
1,128
Total Discharges
$88,131
Avg Charges
$12,869
Avg Payment
$10,769
Avg Medicare
6.85x
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 Colorado Average Rating
3.87 / 5 This hospital is above average
12 five-star hospitals of rated in Colorado
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 Colorado Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 48 hospitals in Colorado
Average Charges
$88,131 -34%
State avg: $133,355
Average Payment
$12,869 -33%
State avg: $19,184
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
6.85x Below avg
State avg: 7.07x
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 | 214 | $97,598 | $14,523 | 6.72x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 97 | $59,943 | $9,207 | 6.51x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 62 | $72,630 | $16,121 | 4.51x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 47 | $50,095 | $7,649 | 6.55x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 40 | $66,609 | $8,126 | 8.2x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 36 | $61,593 | $9,392 | 6.56x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 34 | $111,167 | $15,642 | 7.11x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 31 | $74,115 | $10,437 | 7.1x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 30 | $50,409 | $10,881 | 4.63x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 29 | $144,442 | $15,289 | 9.45x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 26 | $183,775 | $34,131 | 5.38x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 25 | $65,355 | $8,065 | 8.1x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 23 | $61,226 | $7,523 | 8.14x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 22 | $88,348 | $10,735 | 8.23x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 22 | $70,781 | $10,828 | 6.54x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 20 | $44,032 | $6,501 | 6.77x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 20 | $84,432 | $10,218 | 8.26x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 19 | $66,680 | $8,588 | 7.76x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 18 | $84,873 | $12,783 | 6.64x |
| 175 | PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 17 | $114,882 | $10,465 | 10.98x |
Showing top 20 of 43 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.