Foothills Hospital
Boulder, Colorado 80303
CCN: 060027 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
63
DRG Categories
1,519
Total Discharges
$125,223
Avg Charges
$16,501
Avg Payment
$14,788
Avg Medicare
7.59x
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
Same as 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
$125,223 -6%
State avg: $133,355
Average Payment
$16,501 -14%
State avg: $19,184
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
7.59x Above 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 | 124 | $105,061 | $15,114 | 6.95x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 81 | $79,691 | $9,632 | 8.27x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 79 | $82,154 | $14,476 | 5.68x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 54 | $68,550 | $9,610 | 7.13x |
| 266 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 41 | $244,256 | $45,293 | 5.39x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 39 | $67,218 | $6,692 | 10.04x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 36 | $106,394 | $13,963 | 7.62x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 34 | $40,766 | $6,246 | 6.53x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 33 | $66,205 | $9,220 | 7.18x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 33 | $46,511 | $6,927 | 6.71x |
| 310 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 31 | $42,801 | $4,844 | 8.84x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 31 | $125,348 | $14,898 | 8.41x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 30 | $167,703 | $26,186 | 6.4x |
| 454 | COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 30 | $389,393 | $48,517 | 8.03x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 30 | $79,939 | $10,879 | 7.35x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 29 | $82,419 | $11,194 | 7.36x |
| 552 | MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 28 | $49,992 | $7,260 | 6.89x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 28 | $61,582 | $8,440 | 7.3x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 27 | $59,650 | $7,007 | 8.51x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 26 | $77,436 | $8,980 | 8.62x |
Showing top 20 of 63 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.