William W Backus Hospital
Norwich, Connecticut 06360
CCN: 070024 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
58
DRG Categories
1,919
Total Discharges
$52,464
Avg Charges
$14,887
Avg Payment
$11,691
Avg Medicare
3.52x
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
Below Average Patient Experience
Reported Connecticut Average Rating
3.19 / 5 This hospital is above average
1 five-star hospitals of rated in Connecticut
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Other
Compared to Connecticut Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 26 hospitals in Connecticut
Average Charges
$52,464 -26%
State avg: $71,252
Average Payment
$14,887 -28%
State avg: $20,761
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
3.52x Below avg
State avg: 3.54x
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 | 265 | $64,671 | $18,615 | 3.47x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 163 | $53,169 | $12,291 | 4.33x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 93 | $49,547 | $12,515 | 3.96x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 80 | $48,487 | $15,059 | 3.22x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 77 | $52,206 | $11,644 | 4.48x |
| 885 | PSYCHOSES | 75 | $46,283 | $11,787 | 3.93x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 54 | $45,860 | $10,657 | 4.3x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 48 | $51,923 | $14,485 | 3.58x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 45 | $31,198 | $7,770 | 4.02x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 40 | $28,302 | $7,473 | 3.79x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 40 | $34,063 | $11,659 | 2.92x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 38 | $36,893 | $8,490 | 4.35x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 37 | $27,888 | $6,760 | 4.13x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 35 | $115,778 | $40,694 | 2.85x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 33 | $32,213 | $7,775 | 4.14x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 32 | $31,450 | $7,687 | 4.09x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 30 | $42,650 | $8,970 | 4.75x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 29 | $55,581 | $12,911 | 4.3x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 29 | $36,347 | $10,256 | 3.54x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 26 | $28,182 | $8,924 | 3.16x |
Showing top 20 of 58 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.